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16 November, 2018





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Friday
16. November 
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- 22 Tuhat Tulukest: Tallinna jõulukuusk
(Pealinn)
"Ainuüksi LED-tuledega valguskette tuleb kuusele kokku ligi kilomeeter. Lisaks teine kilomeeter juhtmeid, mis ühendavad punaseid tulukestega südameid – neid on sada tükki, igaühes 120 tulukest. Kokku süttib meie jõulukuusel 22 000 tulukest. Peale nende ehivad kuuske umbes sada kreemikat jõulukuuli, millele lisanduvad valgustusega punased ja kuldsed kuulid."



- Kuperjanovlased vandusid Eestile truudust
(Lõuna Eestlane)
"Kuperjanovi jalaväepataljonis andis täna truudusetõotuse Eesti Vabariigile üle 300 sõduri, kes lõpetasid sellega oma väljaõppe esimese osa."



- The Lasva Water Tower
(Atlas Obscura)
"The old water tower that once stood empty and rusting in the small village of Lasva, Estonia, has been transformed into a wonderfully creative gallery space. The rectangular brick building is painted all white except for a striking red and blue traditional pattern across the center of the tower. … The most interesting thing about the new space is the musical spiral staircase that’s modeled after a piano. The steps run circularly over the middle atrium and include all the notes of the scale, so if you plan your steps accordingly you can play a melody."



- Rootsi valitsus ja rahvas on teinud Baltimaadele kingituse
(Postimees)
"Kingitus kujutab endast hiljuti loodud fondi, mille eesmärk on tugevdada ja süvendada eestlaste ja rootslaste vahelist ühistegevust, seda eelkõige nooremate põlvkondade seas. Rootsi valitsus kavatseb eraldada 10 miljonit Rootsi krooni (umbes 973 000 eurot – toim) fondi algkapitaliks."



✔︎ Migrant arrivals in EU set to reach 5-year low
(Deutsche Welle)
"Despite this, an EU dispute over the arrivals continues to feed anti-migrant sentiment. … The number of people arriving in Italy is down 87 percent compared to last year."



- Eestis saab kasvatada kvaliteetseid laua- ja veiniviinamarju
(ERR)
"Eestit peetakse karmi kliimaga põhjamaiseks piirkonnaks, mis üldiselt ei sobi soojalembeste kultuurtaimede kasvatuseks. Kuid tänu sordiaretusele saab tekitada ka selliseid soojalembeste kultuurtaimede sorte, mis kasvavad isegi karmi kliimaga piirkondades."



- European lawmakers ask Amazon to stop selling Soviet-themed merchandise
(The Guardian)
[T-shirts and other goods offend victims of Soviet regime.]



- EU: 10 Things About the Brexit Deal
(Politico-Europe)
"The 585-page draft agreement between Brussels and London will become the legal basis for Britain’s departure from the European Union — if it is agreed by EU27 leaders, then ratified by the U.K. parliament and the European Parliament.”



- Trump pakkus Eesti suursaadiku kohta Mira Ricardelile
(ERR)
"USA president Donald Trump tegi oma endisele riikliku julgeolekunõuniku asetäitjale Mira Ricardelile ettepaneku asuda suursaadikuks Eestis, kuid ta keeldus, teatas reedel Bloomberg.”

"Trump Offered to Nominate Mira Ricardel as Ambassador to Estonia. … Deputy national security adviser said to have turned down Baltic post."



✔︎ Estonian politicians are reportedly fueling a false panic regarding UN migration pact
(Baltic Times)

- Otseblogi ja videod: Ratas otsib jätkuvalt lepitust, koalitsioonierakondade juhid kohtuvad pühapäeval
(Postimees)

- UN's global migration compact stirs up Estonia's calm politics
(BNN)
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Thursday
15. November 
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- German chancellor: The future of Europe
(Politico-Europe)
"Angela Merkel delivered what may well be her last speech at the European Parliament on Wednesday to address a question that never seems to go out of fashion — the future of Europe. … With the chancellor’s own political future in question, it’s not clear what role she’ll play in the Continent’s future, if any. Nonetheless, Merkel’s authority on the European stage remains unmatched, which explains why even those who oppose her were listening closely to her remarks."

- Revisiting the Map of Europe, 100 Years Later 
by Edward Lucas
(CEPA)
"Pride and nostalgia abound in November 2018 as countries mark the end of the First World War and the birth (or rebirth) of independent nations that followed the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian empires. …"

- Is Europe Falling Apart?
(Foreign Policy)
"Brussels is standing tough, but moderates like Theresa May are gradually being pushed out of power in Europe."

- America’s Allies Must Step Up as America Steps Down
(Foreign Affairs)
"The order that has structured international politics since the end of World War II is fracturing. Many of the culprits are obvious. … Meanwhile, international institutions, such as the UN, struggle to address problems that multiply faster than they can be resolved. The newest culprit, however, is a surprise: the United States, the very country that championed the order’s creation."



- How states can get real about Russian cyber attacks: Estonia, the UK, and Poland explain
(Euromaidan Press)



- In Sweden, conscription and a leaflet on how to prepare for war – just in case
(Christian Science Monitor)
"Since its intervention in Crimea and Ukraine, Russia has been a growing concern for neighbors in the Baltics and Scandinavia. But is it moving Sweden to truly step away from a longtime pacifist, neutral stance?"



- Raport: USA võib Baltikumi kaitstes sõjas Venemaaga valusalt lüüa saada
(Postimees)
"«Kui USA peaks võitlema Venemaaga mõnes Balti riigis või Hiinaga Taiwani iseseisvuse üle, seisaksid ameeriklased silmitsi sõjalise kaotusega,» seisab Ühendriikide kongressi Riikliku Julgeolekustrateegia Komitee raportis."



- From war port to artistic hub: The transformation of Latvia’s Karosta
(Euronews)
"Karosta, or “war port” in Latvian, was founded as a naval base under the Tsarist empire in the late 19th century. It retained this use during Nazi occupation in World War II."
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"When the Red Army invaded the country, the Soviets modernised the area and turned it into a closed city, where hard-to-obtain permits were required to get in and out. During this period, up to 20,000 people lived and worked in the “outdoor prison”.




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Wednesday
14. November 
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- NATO: Russian forces blamed for jamming GPS during Norway military exercise
(Multiple Sources)
"The NATO exercise, which took place in Norway between Oct. 16 and Nov. 7, was the alliance's largest exercise since the Cold War, according to the network. It was dubbed Trident Juncture and involved around 50,000 troops from 31 countries, including Finland and Sweden.”
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"Russia is certainly capable of jamming GPS signals.”
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- Estonia's independence a foreign policy success story
(ERR)
"Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser (SDE) visited Tartu on Tuesday to present a new volume of speeches, titled "Estonian Ministers of Foreign Affairs: The World and Us,” … "Foreign policy is fast-paced in nature," he said. "Sometimes distance is necessary to fathom how rapidly Estonia has progressed in the past 27 years. The small country steadfast in pursuing memberships of NATO and the EU has become a reliable partner to many countries, and leads the way in fields such as cybersecurity."



- Estonian MEP Tunne Kelam to be awarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom
(Estonian World)
"The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation will award the Medal of Freedom, alongside with Kelam, also to the former president of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, and the Latvian MEP and author, Sandra Kalniete."



- Can't afford Copenhagen? Try Tallinn instead
(Virgin Media)
“… there are two types of Tallinn; the one that appeals to lads on tour looking for a dirt cheap weekend, and the one that’s quietly asserting itself as one of Europe’s most exciting gastronomical cities – thanks to a new generation of fusion restaurants, and Scandi-inspired brunch spots that are popping up at a rapid rate."



- Book Review: The Vory - Russia’s Super Mafia by Mark Galeotti
(War on the Rocks)
"The vory, the professional elite of Russian organized crime, have roots that go far back into the days of the tsars. While many historians trace the origins of organized crime to the emergence of the mafia in Sicily in the mid-19th century, a new book by Mark Galeotti suggests that professional criminals were an important component of Russian society as much as a century before that. Like the Sicilian mafia, they developed customs and rituals, codes of conduct, and even their own language and song. …"





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Tuesday
13. November 
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- NATO looks to startups, disruptive tech to conquer emerging threats
(Reuters)
"General Andre Lanata, who took over as head of the NATO transformation command in September, told a conference in Berlin that his command demonstrated over 21 “disruptive” projects during military exercises in Norway this month."



- Opinion: Macron’s Call for European Boots
(Carnegie Europe)
"A European army is not the answer to the EU’s miserable foreign and security ambitions or the rift with the United States."



- Trump confused Baltics with Balkans at a meeting with Baltic presidents in April
(Baltic Times)





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Monday
12. November
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- Putin: Venemaa suhtub NATO õppustesse oma piiride lähedal rahulikult
(ERR | Postimees)
"Mis puudutab õppusi, siis ka meie korradame neid, kuigi me püüame mitte teha täiemahulisi õppusi NATO piiride lähedal," sõnas Putin propagandakanaliks peetava Vene uudistetalituse RT prantsuskeelsele harule RT France."
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- Putin: mõte luua Euroopa sõjavägi on igati loomulik
(Delfi)



- Hundreds of thousands march to celebrate Polish independence
(Politico-Europe)
"Independence day ceremonies underline the country’s deep political divisions."



- Germany's political middle falls apart. Will Europe's center hold?
(Christian Science Monitor)
"Voters' flight from the political middle “is a lasting trend that makes Germany similar to its neighbors in Europe,” says Gero Neugebauer, who teaches politics at the Free University of Berlin. “It’s a trend to normalization and we have to get used to it.”
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“In some countries, we see a completely redrawn political landscape,” agrees Morgan Guérin, head of the Europe program at the Montaigne Institute, a Paris-based think tank. “Where big blocs on the left and right used to dominate … now four or five parties can win around 20 percent.”
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“There is definitely a crisis of confidence in liberal democracy.”




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Esimese maailmasõja lõpu 
11. kuu | 11. päeval | kell 11 
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- Macron kutsus ilmasõja mälestusüritusel ehitama lootust, mitte hirmu
(ERR)
"Pariisis tähistati suurejooneliselt Esimese maailmasõja lõpu 100. aastapäeva, kohal viibis umbes 70 riigipead kogu maailmast. Prantsusmaa president Emmanuel Macron kutsus kokkutulnuid üles ehitama lootust, mitte hirmu."



- Juhtkiri: mäletage ajalugu!
(Postimees)
"11. kuu 11. päeval kell 11 möödus täpselt sada aastat suure sõja lõpust. Maailm poleks ilma Esimese maailmasõjata selline, nagu me seda praegu tunneme. Saab öelda, et me elame veel tänini selle sõja varjus. Poleks olnud Esimest maailmasõda, ei tähistaks me tänavu Eesti Vabariigi 100. sünnipäeva. Samas poleks olnud Hitlerit ega Stalinit, Gulagi ega holokausti. Selleks, et selgeks õppida Esimese maailmasõja õppetunnid, kulus ära veel Teine maailmasõda, milleks valmistumine algas ju ka õigupoolest sellel samal 1918. aastal. Sest kui poleks olnud võitjariikide kättemaksuhimust lähtunud 1919. aasta Versailles’ rahu, poleks olnud ka Teist maailmasõda. Nagu Prantsuse relvajõudude juhataja marssal Ferdinand Foch asja kommenteeris: «See pole rahu, vaid 20-aastane vaherahu.» Nii läkski. …”



- Nationalism Rebuked at World War I Commemoration
(The Guardian | New York Times)
"The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned of the dangers of rising nationalism as he addressed Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and other world leaders at a ceremony in Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of the first world war armistice. As more than 60 heads of state and dignitaries gathered in the rain near Paris’s tomb of the unknown soldier to mark a century since guns fell silent on the western front, Macron delivered a pointedly political speech, warning that “old demons” were resurfacing and threatened the fragile peace."
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"Later Macron commented that it was great to have world leaders at the Arc de Triomphe for the first world war memorial but asked how the photos would be seen in the future: “A symbol of lasting peace? Or the last moment of unity before the world falls into disorder? That depends on us.”
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“Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism,” Mr. Macron said in a speech on a dreary, rain-soaked day. “Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism by saying, ‘our interest first, who cares about the others?’ ”
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- From nationalism to 'fake news,' legacies of World War I still relevant
(Christian Science Monitor)

- Key Features of Today’s World Rooted in World War I
(Window on Eurasia)



- Strategy Without Politics is No Strategy: A Lesson of World War I
(Lawfare)
"On this 100th anniversary of the war’s armistice, as we grieve the loss of 19 million lives and the shattering of fin de ciecle European societies, another consequential lesson for our current wars rings out from the battlefields of the Somme and Bealleau Wood: politics must be integral for military planning to rise to the level of strategy."

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