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Politics of Estonia Foreign and Domestic

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3. The rationale for this move Westward was not entirely economic however, as Estonia wished to position itself so as to never again be subject to Russian domination. This is why membership in NATO was, and continues to be, a critical part of the national security strategy of the country. While the possibility of a full scale invasion and occupation like what occurred during the Second World War remains remote, under the leadership of Putin, Russian sees itself as having the right to exert influence in the Baltic and Eastern European region(Trennin,65). Given Estonia's location on the Russian border, it will remain apprehensive about this more aggressive Russian foreign policy stance for quite some time. Ironically, as Estonia moves ever closer to the West Russian may feel it is being encircled and act out in potentially destabilizing ways. This is evidenced in the Russian invasion of Georgia's South Ossetia region in 2008, a move many saw as a response to Georgian desires to join NATO and also move much closer to the West.(Antonenko,23)

B. Domestic Issues
1.As is the case with many other foamer Soviet-Bloc countries, Estonia has seen its economy grow substantially as a result of open market