1. Russia’s Espionage in Estonia: A Quantitative Analysis of Convictions
- Author:
- Ivo Juurvee and Lavly Perling
- Publication Date:
- 11-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- International Centre for Defence and Security - ICDS
- Abstract:
- The activities of Russia’s Intelligence Services have recently received a lot of media attention. However, large-scale Russian intelligence blunders in US, UK and other NATO countries have resulted in very few convictions. On the other hand in Estonia, there are already 20 convictions of Russian spies since 2009. This paper, based only on publicly available sources, aims to give an overview of the results of the fight against Russia’s espionage by Estonian law enforcement authorities. It shows that effective countermeasures are possible, if there legislative basis, law enforcement agencies with knowhow and the will to implement them.
- Topic:
- NATO, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and Espionage
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Eurasia, and Estonia