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Estonian names remain in the forefront of cyber security, as demonstrated by the launch of the Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations. The new volume was introduced this month at the Atlantic Council by members of the international team of experts that helped create it...

I saw this rather unusual looking cake for the first time recently at our neighborhood supermarket Maxima, a Lithuanian chain. Among so many other incredibly fancy lihvitud / vuntsitud (polished) tortes in the kondiitri (pastry, confectionery) section, with each shiny sõstar (currant) placed just so – suddenly this beige mound!...

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) and the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) are stepping up their work on Capitol Hill in 2017 to raise awareness of issues affecting the Baltic region, to include the Baltic caucuses in each chamber of Congress and relevant legislation as it is introduced....

Laur Joamets   While the nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards involved a number of Estonian names and ensembles, it was American Sturgill Simpson, whose guitarist is Laur Joamets, who took home an award on Sunday. Nominated in both the Album of the Year and Best Country Album categories, "A...

At 9 a.m. on February 15, more than 75,000 Estonian residents had already declared their taxes since the Tax Board started accepting declarations early on that morning. Based on data available at this point, so far some €15.5 million will be paid out in rebates, while back tax amounts to...

Presentation of the book with Leopold Brauneiss took place at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre on February 14. From left: Leopold Brauneiss, Arvo Pärt and editor and translator Saale Kareda.  Photo by Postimees   The Arvo Pärt Centre published a collection of articles by the renowned Austrian musicologist...

You're dear (to me). Will you be my Valentine and stand on my mätas (chunk of sod / turf) alongside me? In matching socks? An Estonian's perspective is often described as being from oma mätta otsast – seen from atop his/her piece of sod.   Good thing there's the Suva...

Contact:  Linda Rink, EANC Executive Director: 215-546-5863, [email protected]   “Estonians in America, 1945-1995: Exiles in a Land of Promise,” was published by the Estonian American National Council last November. The hardcover book, edited by Priit Vesilind, has over 560 pages, and provides details and photos on the history and activities...

On February 9, the Estonian government decided to confirm the recipients of the National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture — conductor Neeme Järvi, actor Lembit Ulfsak and theologian and translator Kalle Kasemaa. Neeme Järvi, conductor According to a press release from the Ministry of Culture, Järvi was nominated for the...

Sarasota Orchestra music director and conductor Anu Tali hosts guest pianist Simon Trpčeski and Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür at Anu and Friends Dinner, Sarasota Yacht Club (FL), January 31, 2017.   Photo: Erkki Taada   “Tüür is like a match in a haystack,” noted Anu Tali, music director and conductor of...