Andres Kasekamp
@kasekamp.bsky.social
Chair of Estonian Studies, U Toronto
This is very unfortunate timing as it coincides with the @balticstudies.bsky.social bi-annual conference at UIUC, so don't expect many proposals from Baltic scholars.
October 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is very unfortunate timing as it coincides with the @balticstudies.bsky.social bi-annual conference at UIUC, so don't expect many proposals from Baltic scholars.
Reap what you sow.
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reap what you sow.
Why are they always more concerned about promoting their own books?
September 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Why are they always more concerned about promoting their own books?
Genuine and blatant foreign interference
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Genuine and blatant foreign interference
The only mystery is why Americans put up with this
August 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The only mystery is why Americans put up with this
All the guns in the US make that scenario more plausible
August 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
All the guns in the US make that scenario more plausible
In that analogy, Vance is AH, but he is not really his own man.
August 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In that analogy, Vance is AH, but he is not really his own man.
I certainly don't have full confidence that the Western European leaders won't fall for empty US promises of security guarantees and lean on Zelenskyy to accept.
August 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I certainly don't have full confidence that the Western European leaders won't fall for empty US promises of security guarantees and lean on Zelenskyy to accept.
We have already found out the answer months ago.
August 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We have already found out the answer months ago.
That recalls the "Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, when Moscow cut a deal to divvy up an Eastern European country with a Western ex-democracy that backslid into fascism under a convicted criminal with a cult of personality."
Donald Trump holding a "peace summit" with Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week makes no sense, for the should-be-obvious reason that the United States and Russia are not at war.
He can't trade away Ukraine's territory, even if he wanted to.
So what are they up to?
My latest, in @thebulwark.com:
He can't trade away Ukraine's territory, even if he wanted to.
So what are they up to?
My latest, in @thebulwark.com:
The Real Reason for the Alaska Summit
It’s sure not because Trump cares about the suffering of the Ukrainian people.
www.thebulwark.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
That recalls the "Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, when Moscow cut a deal to divvy up an Eastern European country with a Western ex-democracy that backslid into fascism under a convicted criminal with a cult of personality."
Excellent analysis
August 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Excellent analysis
That moment has already passed.
August 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
That moment has already passed.
And the news doesn't even mention it. Dementia has been normalized. Had it been Biden...
August 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
And the news doesn't even mention it. Dementia has been normalized. Had it been Biden...
It says more about him not respecting any constitutional restraints on himself.
August 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It says more about him not respecting any constitutional restraints on himself.
Provided historical context on Baltic geopolitics for Australian Radio. Ignore the headline. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Could the Baltic States be the new Ukraine? - ABC listen
The Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – once part of the Soviet Union - are now all members of NATO. But Latvia and Estonia both have large Russian speaking minorities. Analysts worry that...
www.abc.net.au
August 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Provided historical context on Baltic geopolitics for Australian Radio. Ignore the headline. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Rääkisin Trumpi tollimaksude mõjust vikerraadio.err.ee/media/video/...
Andres Kasekamp. USA kehtestas Kanadale 35% tollimäära | ERR
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August 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Rääkisin Trumpi tollimaksude mõjust vikerraadio.err.ee/media/video/...
What impressed @markhertling.bsky.social the most while visiting each Baltic state wasn’t that their governments are clear-eyed and proactive, but that the ordinary citizens were, too...they harbor no illusions about the threats...they are not merely reacting to danger, but preparing for it—together
We in the United States—and across the broader alliance—would do well to study the Baltics. If American leadership in NATO is waning (and it shouldn’t), I hope we reconsider and instead emulate the strategic vision and courage of those in the Baltics.
My latest.
www.thebulwark.com/p/nato-new-s...
My latest.
www.thebulwark.com/p/nato-new-s...
NATO’s New Strategic Conscience
America and its allies could learn a lot from the Baltic states.
www.thebulwark.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What impressed @markhertling.bsky.social the most while visiting each Baltic state wasn’t that their governments are clear-eyed and proactive, but that the ordinary citizens were, too...they harbor no illusions about the threats...they are not merely reacting to danger, but preparing for it—together
Trump keeps crossing major lines...
July 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trump keeps crossing major lines...
Musk's fate will be more like that of Khodorkovsky than Prigozhin. Still early days in the development of the authoritarian regime.
July 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Musk's fate will be more like that of Khodorkovsky than Prigozhin. Still early days in the development of the authoritarian regime.
Mart Laar, Lennart Meri, Edgar Savisaar: the Estonians who led the Singing Revolution that led to the demise of the USSR
July 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Mart Laar, Lennart Meri, Edgar Savisaar: the Estonians who led the Singing Revolution that led to the demise of the USSR
Excellent, I will make use of this with my students!
June 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Excellent, I will make use of this with my students!
Might be teaching Harvard students in September. Toronto's Munk School will host Kennedy School students in our classrooms (Trump has cancelled Harvard's right to enroll foreign students).
June 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Might be teaching Harvard students in September. Toronto's Munk School will host Kennedy School students in our classrooms (Trump has cancelled Harvard's right to enroll foreign students).
And great Canadian players on both teams.
June 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
And great Canadian players on both teams.