2. Danger for Baltic countries
Ribbentrop Pact between Stalin and Hitler
Estonia controlled by Soviet Union (1944-1991)
Potential loss of national identity
given the disbandment of NATO
RC-135U
Intercepted by Russian Su-27
3. Google Trends show that the interest in Estonia overtime hit a high in May 2004
with 100 searches, and today we see that the interest over time has decreased to a
rate of 33 searches* in February 2016 this year.
*This data is only partial data because the month of February has just begun.
Major events from 2004:
Estonia Became a NATO member state, they became a European Union member state, they also held the
Eurovision song contest that saw 153 entries to be judged.
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4. Twitter #Hashtags
#Russia and Estonia
- 1920 ending the Estonian
War of independence
- Multiple Tweets about when
Russia and Estonia signed the
Treaty of Tartu
- 96yrs since Russia recognized
the independence of Estonia
5. #Estonia
-New Logo proposals
-The Lack of helping
refugees
-Starting new businesses
-Rallies against states
seizing children
-Estonia Ghost town
-Deadly new tank missile
system.
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7. #Russia
-Russia open to Syria Peace
talks
-Russia T-90 tanks with
US tanks
-NATO cannot defend
Estonia
-#Russia could take the
#BalticStates in just 36-60
hours #Latvia #Estonia
#NATO
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Editor's Notes
At the Steamboat Institute Summit on Foreign Policy in Colorado, concerns were brought up whether or not Barack Obama’s “appeasing” strategies would prove useful against such an aggressive leadership style of Vladimir Putin. The concerns were that if Putin were to take over these Baltic countries again, there’s a chance NATO would not take action. If this were to be the case, NATO would disband completely, which “is exactly what Putin wants” (Townhall.com)
Putin has not shown any sign of submission, represented by his intercepting of US Air Force spy planes. Furthermore, although the Ribbentrop Pact ended, “present-day Putin Russia has rapidly evolved in the direction of the former Soviet imperial worldview” (Eurasiareview)
If that’s not enough, there is a constant debate Estonia has with the European Union over accepting Syrian refugees. Estonians’ concern is that a large amount of foreign immigration could ruin the Estonian culture, language, and identity of the small nation. This proposal by the EU is strongly opposed by Estonia because of residual damage leftover from Russia’s rule over them in World War 2. Estonia is in dire need of help, because they are at risk internally for loss of culture, and externally by neighboring military force.
References:
"Joy Overbeck - Will the World Survive Obama's Last 12 Months?" Townhall.com. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
"Refugees to Estonia Fuels Pro and Contra Debate Imbued with Deep Passions Estonian Life - Estonian World Review." Estonian World Review. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
"Russian Jet Buzzes US Air Force Plane." Scout.com. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
"If Putin Invades Baltics, Russia Will Share Fate Of USSR – OpEd." Eurasia Review. 2016. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.
Data from Google Trends can been seen by following this link: https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Estonia
I am also wondering if the hits for February this year has reached 33 so quickly due to our groups doing research on the topic for this PPT project.
When searching Estonia 2004 in google to see why the trends hit a high I came back with this web search:
http://estonia.eu/about-estonia/country/estonia-at-a-glance.html
Estonia became a NATO member state on 29 March 2004.
Estonia became a European Union member state on 1 May 2004.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Estonia+2004
The Estonian Final was held on February 7 at the ETV Studios in Tallinn hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner. The winner was chosen by televoting and SMS voting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_election,_2004_(Estonia)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Estonia was the election of MEP representing Estonia constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on June 13.
We searched Estonia using a hashtag, Estonia and Russia. It says that on February 2nd was the day in 1920 that the Soviet, Russia and Estonia signed the treaty of Tartu that was the ending of the Estonian war independence. That was the main trend when we searched Estonia on Twitter. Estonia celebrates that liberation. https://twitter.com/MoscowTimes/status/694406671196508160
https://twitter.com/DKAMBinEstonia/status/694586477871828992
Hashtags:
#Estonia: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Estonia&src=tyah
#Balticstates: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23balticstates&src=typd
#Syrianrefugees: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SyrianRefugees&src=tyah
#Syria: https://twitter.com/hashtag/Syria?src=hash
#Russia: https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russia?src=hash
-Many of the twitter hashtag results showed many posts that talked about Russia and Estonia signing the Treaty of Tartu which is a peace treaty between Estonia and Soviet Russia signed on February 2, 1920 ending the Estonian War of Independence.
-There have also been posts about new country logo proposals and design the image I placed on the slide says that there are 20 new design ideas.
-Another tweet talked about how simple it is to start a new company in Estonia within about 15-20 minutes.
-Another top tweet was about how Estonia has yet to take in any Syrian refugees: when doing a google search on the topic:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=estonia+refugee+crisis
These is the top article-
http://news.err.ee/v/politics/bf7fdde2-6d69-4abd-86b6-5b4e145c7f0c/estonia-against-eu-refugee-quota-plan
“Estonia, Hungary and Slovakia are against the European Union plans to introduce a quota system to distribute migrants across its member states, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW)reported over the weekend.”
“Estonia has for long taken a very strict stance against refugee policies. The country has refused to be part of the UN Refugee Agency's displacement programs and taken a firm stand against any solidarity mechanisms within the EU, according to NGO Estonian Refugee Council. Only a few dozen people a year are granted asylum in Estonia.”
-Rallies against states seizing children:
Google search: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=estonia%20rallies%20against%20seizing%20children
Article: http://www.watsupeurope.com/news/estonia-parents-rally-against-states-seizure-of-foreign-children-across-europe/
“Estonia: Parents rally against states’ seizure of foreign children across Europe Dozens of people gathered near the Estonian Parliament in Tallinn to protest against Europe-wide services such as the Norwegian “Child Welfare Service” (Barnevernet), which they say often take children away from their foreign-national parents for little obvious reason, Saturday. The protesters demanded the government of Estonia and ambassador of Norway stop the seizure of children from their families throughout Europe. The rally was called by the organization ‘Parents of Estonia’ which protects parents’ rights and supports children’s need to grow up with their families.”
Estonia Tank Missile google search results: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=estonia+tank+missile
Article: http://news.postimees.ee/3480865/estonian-defense-forces-carry-out-first-live-fire-exercise-with-javelin-anti-tank-missiles
“The Estonian defense forces on Friday carried out the first live fire exercise with the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system.The exercise took place at the defense forces' central training ground and the missiles were fired by a member of the anti-tank platoon of the Viru Infantry Battalion and a member of the volunteer corps Kaitseliit (Defense League). One missile was fired at each of the two targets, one of them at a distance of 500 meters and the other 1,400 meters. Both shots hit the targets.”
Estonia Ghost town google search: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=estonia+tallinn+sea+fortress+ghost+town
Article link: http://deepbaltic.com/2016/02/01/a-ghost-town-unsuitable-for-humans-what-now-for-patarei-sea-fortress/
“Until 1918 Patarei served as a military barracks, and after Estonia gained its freedom, the republic’s army took control of the building. Even then it was in a sorry state, affected by damp and mould and “unsuitable for humans”. It was used to store army provisions. In 1920 the government made the decision to turn it into a detention house and then a prison. Tallinn had been without one since the end of WWI and the Russian revolution of 1917 when the previous two prisons had been burnt down. From then on it was used as a prison until 2005. The guidebook, written by museum manager Andrus Villem who has been involved with the fortress museum for more than ten years, says that during this period: “All the major historic events of 20th-century Europe, all the diverse turbulent changes of that century, also washed over Patarei.”
Hashtags:
#Estonia: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Estonia&src=tyah
Estonia supports Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic Aspirations:
google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=Estonia+supports+Macedonia%E2%80%99s+Euro-Atlantic+Aspirations&oq=Estonia+supports+Macedonia%E2%80%99s+Euro-Atlantic+Aspirations&aqs=chrome..69i57.788j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8
tweet by: https://twitter.com/schaerdaniel
PDF about Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic Aspirations: http://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/9341/1/The%20Euro-Atlanticaspirations%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Macedonia.pdf
Hashtags:
#Russia: https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russia?src=hash
#Estonia #Russia: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Estonia%20%23russia&src=typd
Many tweets that have popped up when searching #Estonia #Russia together we found that there is still tension between the two countries and even one tweet mentioned: “Think tank: #NATO cannot currently successfully defend #Estonia http://goo.gl/HuRZOI #security #Baltics #Russia”
More articles on Russia and Estonia:
http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/world-war-three-inside-the-war-room-asks-how-britain-and-its-allies-would-react-in-the-face-of-a3172156.html
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/bbc-world-war-three-inside-the-war-room-should-not-have-been-made-latvia-donabass-russia-putin
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3430259/Russia-overrun-Eastern-Europe-THREE-DAYS-NATO-caught-napping-Putin-hopelessly-outgunned-according-military-predictions.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
