An Excellent Read for Those Interested in Russia
Of all the types of journalist out there, I have a special respect for foreign correspondents.
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Book reviews
Two Books on Discontent
In several American cities with significant Hispanic communities, one may encounter shop window displays of life-sized female skeletons clad in black, white or red robes, usually holding a scythe.
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Does Estonia Need a Textbook on International Relations?
The importance of International Relations as an independent discipline has often been underrated in Estonia’s public policy discourse.
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The Grammar of War
“War is the most important thing in the world,” reads the first sentence of Martin van Creveld’s most recent book.
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Tanks, Weapons and Drones vs Diplomacy: Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
What is foreign policy like in the 21st century?
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Can Peace in the Baltic Sea Area Be Achieved Without Regional Effort?
From a global point of view, the Baltic Sea region should be a peaceful neighbourhood: there are no large deposits of natural resources, the sea is too small for great fleets and battles, and the area consists of peace-loving small states.
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The Base Text for Modern Eurasianism
The publishing house Ilmamaa recently released the Estonian translation of the magnum opus by the Russian historian, ethnologist and geographer Lev Gumilyov, Ethnogenesis and the Biosphere of Earth, with an afterword by Peeter Ernits.
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The Russia That We’ve Invented
Russia is an unlimited source of inspiration for all kinds of writers who try to make sense of it and publish hundreds of new books every year in nearly all of the languages of the world.
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A Reflection of Contemporary Hungary and its Prime Minister
Orbán: Europe’s New Strongman by Paul Lendvai is an analysis of how Hungary, an EU member state, has transitioned from democracy to autocracy under Viktor Orbán, rather than a detailed biography of its protagonist.
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