Agenda
Articles
Moving Forward Together—Fundamental Challenges
Never alone! This is the lesson of our history, the maxim we have repeated to ourselves, and the principle that has guided us in preserving our independence—so that the Estonian language can be heard, the Estonian spirit can be strengthened, the Estonian people can grow,…
A strong NATO with a strong Europe will be credible, confident, and therefore at peace
Speech by the President of Estonia at the Lennart Meri Conference Dinner on 16 May 2025.
Speech by President of Estonia Alar Karis: We Are Shaking Off Our Mistaken Strategy of “Deterring by Restraint”
Speech by the President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis at the Lennart Meri Conference 2024.
Speech by President Alar Karis
Dear friends, I am honoured to welcome you in Estonia for the Lennart Meri conference, and I am pleased to see many familiar, but also new faces. When we gathered in Tallinn last year, there was still shock caused by the brutality of the war…
Evil is Real: Time to Stand Up
What words are there when a country launches an all-out attack on its neighbour? “Evil is real,” I posted on Twitter on the morning of 24 February. We must recognise the evil of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and be more courageous in our response.