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14 October, 2016


✔ "Usun ja loodan, et viie aasta pärast on Eestis tänasest rohkem mõistmist ja vähem hukkamõistu. Rohkem abistamist ja vähem häbistamist. Rohkem julgust ja vähem hirme.”  - President Kaljulaid

✔ "Minu hinges on rahulik tunne. Kümme aastat presidendina on iga päev kinnistanud seda, millesse uskusin juba lapsena. Et Eesti rahvas on tubli, nutikas ja sitke. Meil on ärgas meel, usk iseendasse ja oma riiki.”- President Ilves

- Kaljulaid teeb esimesed välisvisiidid Soome ja Lätti, 20. oktoobril.


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Friday 14. October
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✔ Suur lugu: Toomas Hendrik Ilvese kümnest presidendiaastast
(Delfi)
“Suuremad võidud, raskemad hetked, Evelin, Ieva, faktid ja emotsioonid.”  Palju head fotod, videod, jne. 
[Wonderful overview of Ilves’ 10 years - photos, videos, facts, etc.]


- Kaitsevägi saab kümne aasta jooksul liikursuurtükid ja küberväejuhatuse
(ERR)
"Kõike ei saa kunagi - lihtsalt sisemajanduse kogutoodang on liiga väike. Rahasummalt kaitsekulutusteks oleme praegu NATO-s tagant neljas riik."
(English)


- Vabariigi presidendist on nüüd ametlik foto
(ERR)



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Thursday 13. October
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✔ Broadway lavale võib jõuda Eestist rääkiv muusikal
[Can an Estonia-themed musical make it to Broadway?]
(ERR)
"Eesti-teemaline muusikal kannab nime "The Innocence” ehk "Süütus” - juba aasta aega on kirju seltskond töötanud auahne ja üllatava projekti kallal, et viia ühe kauge, pisikese ja keerulise ajalooga rahva kannatustest jutustav muusikal New Yorgi Broadway lavale. Muusikali kaasautor David Austin kinnitas "Pealtnägijas“, et ta on kindel, et lavastus jõuab lõpuks Broadway’le."


- Singing Revolution: Past and Present
(FPRI)
"Balts most certainly were not and are not pacifists who would reject armed defense of their nations. They did, however, believe that in 1988-1991 nonviolent tactics could accomplish more than violent action. Nonviolent resistance can, and did, erode the power and will of an occupying force. Nonviolence affirms public norms for political action that may continue after the political objective is reached, laying foundations of peaceful democracy and rule of law."


- Germany would be 'strong' if NATO member was attacked
(Reuters)


- Vene ajaleht: Venemaa riigikassa jooksis rahast tühjaks
(Ärileht)



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Wednesday 12. October
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- Merle Maigre to continue as security advisor to new president
(ERR)
Also: “ .. Tiit Riisalo was offered the position of director of the Office of the President, Kyllike Sillaste-Elling the position of foreign policy advisor, Heido Vistur the position of economic advisor and Urmo Kübar the position of civil society advisor."

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- Ametist lahkunud president Toomas Hendrik Ilves suundus täna abikaasaga koos puhkama
(Delfi)
"Tead, et see on üle pika aja vist esimene kord, kus mul pole isegi ülikonda kaasas," lisas Ilves fotograafile ja lahkus lennukile sihtkohta avaldamata."


- Opinion: President Ilves’ global impact 
(ERR)



- Rebuilding in Estonia: Women’s Ice Hockey
(IIHF)
“Since Estonian hockey is not that big we thought to invite all kids, also boys. We used the World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend logo with the message and commercials that hockey is for everybody. It shows that it’s for girls as well. Six clubs were involved in organizing the event with their coaches including a new women’s team of HC Panter Tallinn.”  - Katrin Talvak, IIHF


- The Tallinn experiment: What happens when a city makes public transport free?
(The Guardian)
"The capital of Estonia introduced free public transport at the beginning of 2013 after their populist mayor Edgar Savisaar called a referendum on the decision, dismissed by critics at the time as a political stunt that the city couldn’t afford. Three years on Savisaar has been suspended amid allegations of corruption, but the city remains committed to the program - claiming that instead of it costing them money, they are turning a profit of €20m a year."


- Estonia is 11th among countries with the biggest budget surplus
(Estonian World)



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Monday 10. October
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✔ Estonia's first female president sworn in
(VOA | New Europe | others)
"One of the most popular Baltic presidents, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, left office after the expiration of his second five-year term as president. Kersti Kaljulaid, the newly-elected and first female president of Estonia, took office on Oct. 10."
✔ Kersti Kaljulaidist sai Eesti president
(ERR | Postimees | Delfi)










- Opinion: Ilves - A new national folk character
(Estonian World)


- President Ilves' legacy
(Postimees)


- Ilves presidendi valimisest: erakondlik egoism kaotas
(ERR)


- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary
(FilmNewEurope)


- Exploring The Baltic
(Napa Valley Register)


- "AK Nädal" uuris, millisena jääb meelde president Ilves
(ERR)



- Ilves viimases telepöördumises presidendina
(Postimees | ERR video)

"Olen kindel, et Kersti Kaljulaid saab Eestile heaks riigipeaks. Palun teid, kaasmaalased, hoiame kõik koos uut presidenti, tema peret ja tema lähedasi. Paljud on küsinud, mida mina edasi teen. Jään tegelema teemadega, mida olen alati Eesti puhul oluliseks pidanud: välis- ja julgeolekupoliitika, kaasaegne e-riik, küberturvalisus.”







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- Russia | Kaliningrad -
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✔ The Kremlin Scare Machine Is In Full-Swing
(The Interpreter)
[A list of Putin’s recent "saber rattlings".]



- An expert's guide to Putin's propaganda playbook
(CNN - Mark Galeotti)



- Study: Russia has 'playbook' for covert influence in Eastern Europe
(Reuters-Uk | ERR Eesti keeles)
"Moscow had co-opted sympathetic politicians, strived to dominate energy markets and other economic sectors, and undermined anti-corruption measures in an attempt to gain sway over governments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Serbia, and Slovakia."


- ‘The Kremlin Playbook’: PDF -



- Putin Creating New ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ in Europe
(Window on Eurasia - Paul Goble)
"By putting Russian missiles in Kaliningrad and conducting joint exercises with Belarusian forces, Vladimir Putin is creating a new “Cuban missile crisis,” one that threatens Europe and the world …"



- Baltic Region Worried About Russian Missiles in Kaliningrad
(ABCNews | BBC | Guardian | Politico-EU | others)









- Raketisüsteem Iskander - hirmus relv meie piiri taga (kuigi on hullematki nähtud)
(Delfi)



- Russia downplays moving nuclear-capable missiles to Kaliningrad
(The Guardian)



- Poola välisminister: Iskanderi paigutamist Kaliningradi ei saa õigustada
(ERR)



 - Opinion (via music): "With Love, From Russia” by Bhi Bhiman
(30days30songs.com | YouTube)

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