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A Cyber Force would centralize military cybersecurity, building a cadre of elite tech warriors akin to the Green Berets in cyber space.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2026
The Pentagon needs to create the green berets of tech
America¡¯s current cyber defenses are a patchwork of governmental and private-sector efforts.
A crashed drone part at a site near Kablakula village, Estonia, on May 19
WORLD
May 27, 2026
Errant Ukrainian drones fuel tensions on NATO¡¯s eastern flank
The airspace incursions have occurred as Ukraine uses exploding drones to hit Russian Baltic ports that handle nearly 40% of national oil and gas exports.
A sign controls the flow of freight traffic entering from Russia at the border crossing in Luhamaa, Estonia. Last week, the head of the Estonian Parliament¡¯s foreign affairs committee hit out at Spain for purchasing gas from Russia in March.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Baltics warn Europe there¡¯s no going back to life with Russia
The Baltic states¡¯ shift away from Russian trade and energy dependence has put the seal on their economic integration with the rest of the EU.
The EU (left), Estonian (center) and NATO flags fly in Narva, Estonia, near the Ivangorod Fortress on the Russian side of the border.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
Next in Putin¡¯s sights? Estonia town stuck between two worlds
The border town of over 50,000 people is home to a mixture of Estonians, Russians and people left stateless after the fall of the Soviet Union.
The tanker Boracay, part of Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark, is escorted by a French naval vessel on Oct. 1 off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2025
Putin is taking his hybrid warfare to the sea
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to contest the Baltic, make no mistake.
Three Russian MiG-31s, like the one seen here, violated Estonian airspace this month over the Gulf of Finland, escalating regional tensions further.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2025
Russia¡¯s probes of NATO airspace demand a unified response
The Nordic-Baltic skies should be defended, not merely patrolled. That requires a greater NATO commitment with more aircraft.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday after the alliance held urgent talks about a Russian jet incursion over Estonia last week.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
NATO warns Russia to stop ¡®escalatory¡¯ actions after Estonian airspace violation
Estonia said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated its airspace for 12 minutes before NATO Italian fighter jets escorted them out last week.
"Russia is testing us, testing our preparedness, testing our commitment to retaliate,¡± Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said at a Baltic American Chamber of Commerce event in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
Baltic leaders say Russia is testing NATO¡¯s readiness to respond
Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace last week in what Tallinn called part of Moscow¡¯s campaign to test how well NATO is prepared to respond to territorial threats.
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet flies above the Baltic Sea after violating Estonian airspace.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2025
Estonia and allies denounce ¡®reckless¡¯ Russian air incursion
Estonia immediately called for urgent talks with NATO allies, less than two weeks after Poland did the same after claiming an incursion by a wave of Russian drones.
In this file photo taken on December 28, 2024 off Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, in the Gulf of Finland, Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S (center) is pictured next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko (left) and tugboat Ukko (right).
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2025
Suspects in Baltic Sea cable breaches on trial for sabotage in Finland
Investigators have concluded that the Eagle S tanker dragged its anchor along the seabed, severing four internet lines and a power cable connecting Finland and Estonia.
A landmine-sniffing rat patrols a mine field in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2025
Pivot by some countries toward landmine use appalls experts
Four countries said in a joint statement that ¡°Russia¡¯s aggression¡± forced them to start moves to pull out of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines.
A service member of the 13th Operative Purpose Brigade "Khartiia" of the National Guard of Ukraine operates a mine-laying unmanned ground vehicle with anti-tank land mines installed on it, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Jan. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2025
Poland and Baltic nations plan to withdraw from land mine convention
Poland and the Baltics are concerned that an end to the war in Ukraine could lead Russia to rearm and target them, instead.
Latvia's Minister for Climate and Energy Kaspars Melnis (left) and Rolands Irklis, CEO of electricity transmission state system operator AST, pose with a severed cable after technicians worked on the disconnection of the major power line between Latvia and Russia in Vilaka, Latvia, near the Russian border on Saturday.
WORLD
Feb 9, 2025
Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid ahead of linking with EU
The Baltic states have disconnected from Russia¡¯s power grid and will synchronize with the EU¡¯s system, marking a major step toward energy independence and security.
Swedish Coast Guard vessel KBV033 (right) and vessel Vezhen are anchored outside Karlskrona, Sweden, on Saturday.
WORLD
Jan 28, 2025
Sweden seizes ship suspected of sabotage in Baltic Sea
Sabotage has not been confirmed, but many policymakers suggest activity could be malicious.
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2024
Europe eyes ¡®boots on the ground¡¯ in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
The troop presence is among security guarantees being considered as the possibility grows of a deal requiring Kyiv to cede territory to Moscow.
Estonian Prime Minister and newly nomiated EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addresses a news conference at the end of the European Council summit at EU headquarters in Brussels on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2024
A lifetime fighting?Putin¡¯s aggression drives EU¡¯s next diplomatic chief
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, the bloc¡¯s next foreign policy chief, will be charged with shaping its response to Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine.
The Russia-Estonia frontier at Narva has long been a flash point for tensions.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2024
NATO watches eastern border as Russia¡¯s hybrid tactics open ¡®second front¡¯
Acts intended to provoke and destabilize nations that share a frontier with Russia and Belarus have grown in frequency since Russia began its war on Ukraine.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and other Baltic politicians placed on Russia's wanted list risk arrest if they cross the Russian border, but otherwise declaring them as "wanted" is unlikely to have any practical consequence.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2024
Moscow puts Estonia PM on wanted list for destroying Soviet-era monuments
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Baltic governments demolished the monuments they considered their former imperial overlords¡¯ propaganda tools.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks during a news conference in Helsinki on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2023
Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia
Since the beginning of the month, more than 600 people without valid travel documents to the European Union have come to Finland via Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2023
SoftBank unit bringing Estonian self-driving buses to Japan
Tokyo-based Boldly plans to have self-driving buses operating in eight new areas in Japan this fiscal year to cater to rapidly aging communities.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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