By Months: Meelis Kiili
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
09.2025
2 Speeches
The political position is firm support for the continuation of international peacekeeping operations, emphasizing Estonia's contribution as a UN member state to ensuring security in crisis regions. This stance is politically motivated, focusing on extending the mandates of existing defense forces personnel in the UNIFIL operation for up to three active servicemen. This is a policy- and value-based approach that underscores Estonia's fulfillment of its international obligations.
06.2025
1 Speeches
The most crucial issue is national defense and security, which includes strong support for withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention to guarantee Estonia the necessary deterrence capabilities. This political stance is deeply value-based and focused on maximizing the nation's military readiness, stressing that war must be won without fighting battles. The position is intense, driven and justified by the need to respond to the brutal eastern neighbor.
04.2025
1 Speeches
The political focus is on national defense and neutralizing the genuine threat posed by the eastern neighbor. The speaker strongly supports expanding the rights of the Defense Forces to protect critical infrastructure, granting them both law enforcement and military powers. He criticizes the government because the legislative amendment is merely a reaction to attacks that have already occurred, stressing the need for proactive legislation. The political framework is heavily driven by policy and security concerns.
03.2025
3 Speeches
The political focus is strongly directed toward national defense and the rapid legal protection of vital underwater infrastructure. There is criticism of previous governance decisions that stripped the Commander of the Defense Forces of key functions, creating a civilian agency instead of relying on the military. The political stance is solution-oriented, demanding a comprehensive resolution and the rapid entry into force of the necessary legislation.
02.2025
1 Speeches
The political focus is on ensuring national defense and security through legislative work. The speaker, representing the National Defense Committee, strongly supports the bill under discussion, deeming it necessary for both national security and defense. The formation of their position is clearly rooted in policy and security considerations.
12.2024
1 Speeches
The political stance focuses on the strongly supported continuation of the contribution of Estonian defense forces personnel to the UN peacekeeping operation UNIFIL. The position is primarily policy- and procedure-driven, emphasizing the leading committee's consensual approval of the draft legislation. This matter concerns the fields of national defense and international security.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The political stance centers on collective security and Estonia’s contribution to UN peacekeeping operations (UNIFIL). The speaker strongly supports the continued participation of the Estonian Defence Forces in Lebanon with up to three active servicemen, emphasizing Estonia’s role as a UN member state and the careful monitoring of events in the Middle East. This position is policy- and value-based, stressing the importance of ensuring stability in crisis regions.
09.2024
1 Speeches
The political focus is strongly on national defense and the strategic deepening of the allied presence. The speaker supports long-term agreements for allied presence but raises questions about the ambition for a longer and more integrated allied presence. This position is aimed at developing strategic policy, comparing Estonia's approach with that of Poland, Lithuania, and Finland.
04.2024
2 Speeches
The political position is strongly geared toward supporting national defense and the Defense League (Kaitseliit), emphasizing the need to increase the organization's flexibility and resilience. Criticism is directed at the bureaucracy's immature management principles regarding Kaitseliit funding, arguing that the focus should be on equipping the personnel, not the other way around. The speaker operates within a political and managerial framework, centered on finding solutions to systemic problems.
03.2024
5 Speeches
The political focus is heavily centered on national security and the quality of education. The speaker stresses the necessity of a comprehensive national grand strategy—specifically, a security strategy—and warns about the threat posed by the aggressive eastern neighbor to critical infrastructure. Furthermore, the shared responsibility for education between the state and local governments is highlighted, while simultaneously cautioning against the misuse of support measures by these local governments.
02.2024
1 Speeches
The political focus is directed toward national security and Russia's capacity to circumvent sanctions. The speaker emphasizes the necessity of strategically reassessing foreign policy to guarantee the effectiveness of the sanctions. The position is distinctly policy-driven, concentrating on the analysis of threat definition and the expansion of foreign policy options.