Estonia Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Institutional Dependency Behind Formal Independence: The Estonian Orthodox Church and Russian Influence Operations

According to the Estonian Internal Security Service, the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church (ECOC), despite formally declaring administrative independence from the Russian Orthodox Church in 2025, continues to operate within a framework of de…

April 15, 2026Estonia, Orthodox church, Russia

Conflict Intelligence ops

Russian Sabotage of NATO’s Subsea Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea

Russian attacks on subsea infrastructure in the Baltic region requires a careful blend of factual evidence, historical context, and strategic communication. Russia is engaging in provocations in the Baltic Sea…

December 27, 2024Baltic, Estonia, Finland, GRU, NATO, Russia

Conflict Estimates National Security

Russia-provoked border incident in the Baltics goes to a higher level

By declaring the Baltic Sea and the Narva River as Russia’s internal waters, Moscow isapparently preparing to unilaterally redraw its borders with the Baltic and Scandinaviancountries. There is a high…

May 31, 2024Baltic, Estonia, Russia

Energy Intelligence ops

Further sabotage targeting offshore energy facilities in the Baltic, Norwegian, Barents and North seas remains highly likely

The Balticconnector incident confirmed RLI's February forecast of a high likelihood of significant sabotage threats at European offshore energy facilities in the second half of 2023. The purpose of such attacks,…

October 13, 2023Estonia, Finland, Russia

Conflict Estimates

Standing Up to the Russian Bear: Will Russia Deploy Little Green Men Against Estonia After the Pandemic Ends?

The small Baltic nation of Estonia was considered a “vassal” state (Soviet Republic) within the U.S.S.R. from the time of its invasion and occupation by Soviet forces on June 17, 1940 until August…

April 15, 2020David DeBatto, Estonia, Russia

Estonia

Institutional Dependency Behind Formal Independence: The Estonian Orthodox Church and Russian Influence Operations

Russian Sabotage of NATO’s Subsea Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea

Russia-provoked border incident in the Baltics goes to a higher level

Further sabotage targeting offshore energy facilities in the Baltic, Norwegian, Barents and North seas remains highly likely

Standing Up to the Russian Bear: Will Russia Deploy Little Green Men Against Estonia After the Pandemic Ends?

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