Politics & Society

PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) The Estonian American National Council (EANC) announced on April 14 its General Election for the XXIII Council, to be held this year. With the announcement, EANC issued a call for candidates who support the EANC mission, are willing to share their time, and can lend...

The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) is holding its Baltic Advocacy Days during the first week of May this year. This is the second time the event will be held entirely virtually. While the average turnout in previous years, for both virtual and in-person events, has been around 50-60...

General Elections for EANC´s XXIII Council take place this year. consider running for Council – To share your experience, represent your fellow Estonian Americans, and make a difference consider a run for council! Council work offers many opportunities to work on committees and special projects related to your interests. Council...

10th of April 2022 The unprovoked and brutal war that Putin’s Russia has unleashed on Ukraine is an evil not seen in Europe since World War II. The world is horrified by the premeditated attacks and massacres in Bucha, Mariupol, the railway station in Kramatorsk, and elsewhere in the country....

On March 29, Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus (SFBC) co-chairs Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act, a bipartisan bill that will build on the $180 million appropriated in the fiscal year 2022 defense budget for the Baltic Security Initiative. House Baltic Caucus (HBC)...

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) is announcing that its 5th Baltic Advocacy Days will be held virtually from May 2-6, 2022. This event is an opportunity for Baltic Americans to come together and engage with Congress about the key security issues impacting Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. With...

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) has been engaged for the last several weeks in advocating for U.S. support for humanitarian aid and security assistance in response to the war in Ukraine. It has also called for increased defense funding to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as the risk grows of...

As Russia continues to mount its military assault on Ukraine, the Baltic states have become increasingly distressed that they might be the next target of Vladimir Putin’s ruthless campaign. Victims of Russian occupation for forty-eight years, the citizens of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania suffered immensely under Soviet rule. However, these...

Estonia's Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) NATO battlegroup has doubled in size and there are currently 1,700 troops stationed at Tapa military base, writes ERR News.The battlegroup has been present in Estonia since 2017 and, until the start of 2022, it consisted of approximately 1,000 troops. After tensions rose between Russia...