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Opinion Securing the Baltic Sea’s built seascapes
THE BALTIC SEA is evolving into a built seascape. Protecting it requires co-operation and security strategies, alongside the advances in renewable energy and improved digital connectivity that can harmonise innovation with environmental protection.
Read MoreAnalysis Securing critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region
THE EU AND the circum-Baltic states have made progress connecting the region and increasing prosperity, but Russian political warfare—including the destruction of critical infrastructure and assassinations throughout Europe threatens those objectives.
Read MoreOpinion A green boost to Estonia’s blue economy
ESTONIA HAS CAPITALISED on megatrends by developing a digital state and creating a significant and enduring competitive advantage.
Read MoreLatvia, a favourable environment for energy-sector investments
OPINION | By 2030, renewable energy is expected to account for half of Latvia’s total energy consumption. Additionally, more than 60% of electricity will need to be generated from renewable energy sources. Latvia has significant potential in renewable energy, particularly through the use of hydropower, wind and solar energy.
Read MoreThe Bornholm advantage
OPINION | As a young Air Force lieutenant in the 1980s, I was offered the choice of being stationed on Bornholm or at Skrydstrup, in southern Denmark. Bornholm didn’t say anything to me, so I chose Skrydstrup, which also had the advantage of being closer to my hometown of Esbjerg.
Read MoreØrsted’s halt on hydrogen plant highlights synthetic fuel challenge
ANALYSIS | Ørsted, the world’s largest off-shore wind developer, announced in August that it would no longer build an e-methanol plant to develop sustainable fuel for hard-to-abate industries like aviation and shipping.
Read MoreLatvia is having a financial moment
ANALYSIS | By overturning four years of Estonian dominance to become Emerging Europe’s new investment-promotion champion, Latvia confirms that it really is no longer the Baltic laggard.
Read MoreThe island of lost holidays
ANALYSIS | Gotland has been a popular holiday destination for decades, but recently the Swedish commander-in-chief, Micael Bydén, claimed that Russian president Vladmir Putin “has his eyes” on the island. Concern was further ramped up, showing Gotland was just one part of Russia’s ambitions in the Baltics, in the last few days when Russia published a document suggesting that it needed to reassess the maritime borders in the Gulf of Finland.
Read Moreelections.ee
ANALYSIS | Kremlin-backed attackers are working to influence the upcoming European Parliament elections, according to FireEye, a cybersecurity firm. A hacking campaign has targeted governments and political organisations as well as think tanks and nonprofits, including prominent ones such as the German Council on Foreign Relations, the Aspen Institute and the German Marshall Fund, as Microsoft has reported.
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