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98 - The Geopolitics of Estonia

The Red Line

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The History of Estonia

After re-independence, Estonia essentially put itself on a crash course and along with Latvian Lithuania really led the independence movement within the Soviet Union. So what they did was a complete crash course in terms of personnel. And yes, things could have gone terribly wrong because having a government run by people who have no experience in the business of governance is a risky proposition. But the Estonians took the position that you have to make a clean sweep and they have done rather well.

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