By Months: Alar Laneman
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
09.2025
3 Speeches
The focus is clearly international and national. Internationally, the emphasis is on the security of Libya and the Mediterranean region (arms embargo, human trafficking), as well as strategic relations with the United States. Local or regional topics are absent.
05.2025
1 Speeches
The focus is clearly on national security, encompassing the protection of border areas and critical infrastructure against an existential threat. Internationally, attention is directed toward the actions of the eastern neighbor and the ineffectiveness of international agreements in safeguarding civilians.
04.2025
1 Speeches
The focus is exclusively on national issues (national defense, public engagement) and the organization of parliamentary work.
12.2024
5 Speeches
The focus is clearly international (the European Union operation EUNAVFOR Med/Irini, NATO, Lebanon) and national (developing Estonia's defense capability and state competence). Military exercises practicing the arrival of allies are mentioned, but local or regional Estonian issues are not addressed.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The focus is clearly international and centered on alliance politics, concentrating specifically on the European Union's operation in the Mediterranean and the security situation in Libya. Estonian domestic or local topics are not included.
09.2024
4 Speeches
The speaker strongly highlights the regional aspect in national defense planning, criticizing the insufficient consideration given to it. He refers to specific examples, such as Nursipalu and Pärnu, emphasizing that the existence of regional structures (e.g., a police school, a military unit) is a vitally important lifeline in a crisis situation. He calls for greater emphasis on the regional aspect in autonomous sectors.
05.2024
4 Speeches
The focus is clearly on national and international issues, addressing the protection of the Estonian language and culture, educational problems, and Russia's aggression. There are no references to specific local or regional matters.
04.2024
16 Speeches
The focus is primarily national (border defense, e-voting, the state budget) and international (NATO, Ukraine, the Russian threat, and examples from the Finnish and Latvian border guards). While residents of Pärnu and the electricity issue in Southern Estonia are mentioned as illustrative examples, there is no actual regional emphasis.
01.2024
5 Speeches
The focus is clearly national and international, centering on Estonia's defense capability, NATO's eastern flank, and the Russian threat. There are no references to specific local or regional issues.