History of Estonia Podcast

Raimond Kaljulaid joins the History of Estonia Podcast for an interview about an article published in ERR. The link is provided below. We discussed Estonian security, his move to the Social Democrats, and his trip to Ohio.
Raimond Kaljulaid (born 27 January 1982)[2] is an Estonian politician who has served as a member of the Estonian Parliament since 2019. Kaljulaid has served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, was Deputy Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee from 2021–2022, and was Chair of the National Defense Committee from 2022–2023. Currently, he is a member of the National Defense Committee and the Security Authorities Surveillance Select Committee and also serves on the Estonian Public Broadcasting Council.https://news.err.ee/1609987569/mp-a-reduced-us-role-in-nato-does-not-mean-the-end-for-estonia

In this episode of the History of Estonia Podcast, we get to meet Haldi Svanberg. Haldi was born into a privileged life as a Baltic German. War upset her family's life and sent them on a long journey, including 5 war refugee camps at the end of World War 2.
Ivo Linna, Tarmo Pihlap & Apelsin Kaugel, kaugel, kus on minu kodu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=969kCRoOUwk

With Associate Professor Stefano Braghiroli
 Earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of Siena, Italy
He works in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the prestigious Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies within the University of Tartu
Dr. Braghioli is the Associate Professor of European Studies, Teaching Excellence Ambassador, and the Programme Director for European Studies

The song "Ei ole üksi ükski maa" (No Land Is Alone) is an Estonian patriotic song created in 1987 by Alo Mattiisen. The lyrics were written by Jüri Leesment. The song was created to support the movement against phosphorite mining in Virumaa during the Phosphorite War. It has been performed at various music festivals in Estonia, reflecting its significance in the country's cultural and political history.

Today, we have  Joel Burke the author of Rebooting a Nation: The Incredible Rise of Estonia, E-Government and the Startup Revolution. Joel is also a fellow at fp21, a think tank focused on transforming the process and institutions of U.S. foreign policy using evidence. Previously, Joel was an AI fellow in the office of Senator Mike Rounds and served as Head of Business Development for the Republic of Estonia's e-Residency program.
Music intro is: Arvo Pärt- Spiegel im Spiegel

Satellite Imagery Analysis: “What’s going on in Putin’s military bases behind the Estonian Border and how big a threat they really pose?”

Satellite imagery analysis. What’s going on in Putin’s military bases behind the Estonian border and how big a threat they really pose us - Eesti Ekspress

Holger Roonemaa, leads an investigative team at Delfi Estii Ekspres.

His investigations have focused on money laundering and corruption, espionage and national security, and Russia's disinformation campaigns in the Baltic countries.

Roonemaa's investigations have been published by, and he is also an editor of OCCRP, an acronym for The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, a global network of investigative journalists who expose crime and corruption; he has also been published in ICIJ, which stands for International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, The Daily Beast, Vsquare, BuzzFeed News, and Re:Baltica, among other outlets.

He has been repeatedly awarded the Journalist of the Year title at Estonia's national journalism awards and won the National Investigative Journalism Award in 2021.

Holger is currently studying and working as a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. There, he is developing an investigative journalism hub designed to bridge resource gaps, make use of high-tech investigative methods, and bolster data-driven regional partnerships.