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British politician Ed Davey on what the UK can learn from Estonian security The United Kingdom's resurgent Liberal Democrat party has been led by Sir Ed Davey MP since 2020. Davey recently visited Estonia to champion NATO unity, a stronger defense and deeper European ties in ...

UK: a recent interview with @eddavey.libdems.org.uk in Estonia. Broadly a defence focus but touching on the challenges of civil defense & societal resilience & hinting at the 'national dialogue' aspiration in the #SDR... #nationalpreparedness #olevalmis news.err.ee/1609727871/b...

Transport and civil defense top Tartu's local elections agenda Parties are preparing for the upcoming local elections this fall. In Tartu, transport, urban space, and civil protection dominate politicians' agendas.

Estonia: the salience of #civildefense in local elections... #olevalmis news.err.ee/1609713210/t...

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Prime minister: Estonia prepared for all scenarios ahead of move from Russia grid Estonia must be prepared for a variety of situations relating to Russia's actions during next month's desynchronization from the Russian electricity grid, and harmonization with that of the European U...

And the Estonian perspective: "In the energy system, backup plans are usually made, and sometimes even backups for those backup plans. In this region, we've done both — backup plans and backups for those plans..." #olevalmis h/t @martindbbrown.bsky.social news.err.ee/1609569835/p...

Photo of me holding a tablet showing the cover page of Sauli Niinistö's 'Safer Together' report taken from the 12th floor of Bar Ateljee overlooking Helsinki.

And, yes, while in Helsinki, I was reading Niinistö's recent 'Safer Together' report on strengthening Europe's civilian & military preparedness & readiness whilst having a beer at the Ateljee Bar... #olevalmis

Photo of a map showing the Civil Defence Districts in Helsinki.

Photo of a map showing a (now deprecated) evacuation plan for Helsinki, based on moving the city population to areas further north & inland.

Photo taken in the entrance tunnel to the Civil Defence Museum in Helsinki, showing a nine-horned emergency alarm siren.

While in Helsinki, I visited the Museum of Civil Defence which, based in an underground shelter, provided a fascinating historical tour across 80 years of Finland's civil defence development... #olevalmis

Photo of the entrance to the University of Turku School of Economics, home to Finland Futures Research Centre.

Two institutions I had the pleasure to visit on my recent trip to Finland & Sweden: #1 - Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku... #olevalmis

Outdoor display advert for the Finnish TV series called 'Konflikti'.

Photo of a display of two Finnish newspapers, one prominently carrying an analysis story on Putin.

There's a TV series currently running in Finland called 'Konflikti'. You can guess. The first image is from some of the outdoor advertising. Whilst the second, is from this morning's newspapers... #olevalmis

Photo of the entrance to Aleksanterinkatu 48 in Helsinki, Finland.

Photo of a board displaying the names of the organisations located at Aleksanterinkatu 48 in Helsinki, Finland.

Photo of me holding a tablet displaying the visual image for the 'Shockproof Finland strategy.

If you know my research interests, this'll make sense... #olevalmis

Outbound sunrise over Essex: heading North... #olevalmis

A graphic with the Finnish phrase "Kriisinsietokykyämme tullaan entisestään vahvistamaan". Roughly translated into English as "Our crisis resilience will be further strengthened".

Exercise Apex Jet on Monday featured the first US B-52 simulated weapons drop over Finland. The Finnish Navy-led NATO ‘Freezing Winds’ exercise covering amphibious warfare, maritime security & SLOC protection is in progress. Interesting time to be packing for a trip to Finland & Sweden... #olevalmis

A photo of two small hexagonal cards with the individual country names of Finland and Sweden printed on them and a luggage tag embroidered with the phrase 'olevalmis'

Forthcoming... #olevalmis

Russia’s Escalating Sabotage Operations Threaten Europe’s Critical Infrastructure Russia’s sabotage in Europe threatens NATO allies, targeting infrastructure to weaken Ukraine support. Explore tactics, goals, and risks.

"These incidents exemplify Russia’s likely objectives: to degrade NATO's operational readiness, overwhelm emergency response systems, and create an atmosphere of insecurity among European populations..." #olevalmis www.recordedfuture.com/research/rus...