By Months: Eerik-Niiles Kross

The rhetorical style is analytical, measured, and historically grounded, utilizing parallels from 1992 to contextualize the current debate. The tone is optimistic, describing the change as a "sunrise," and highlights the unifying and surprisingly peaceful character of the process. The speaker favors logical argumentation and historical comparison over emotional appeals.

The rhetorical style is formal, historically rich, and analytical, employing storytelling (such as the computer shutting down in 1994, or Putin’s departure from Hamburg) alongside quotes from Lennart Meri. The tone is predominantly anxious and urgent, highlighting Europe’s failure to act with sufficient speed. The piece concludes, however, by expressing calm optimism regarding Estonia’s preparedness and its increasingly weighty role in this new volatile age.

The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and serious, underscoring the urgency of the situation and the historical context to prevent repeating past errors in responding to autocracy. The speaker employs both logical arguments (citing international reports) and powerful emotional descriptions (torture, beatings, and a comparison to the titushky from Maidan). Criticism from opponents (whataboutism) is sharply dismissed as mere demagoguery.