The northern front
Estonia is in the throes of a blizzard. The capital Tallinn is currently under a thick blanket of snow and its 37-year-old prime minister Taavi Roivas has been frozen out. The country’s government is in freefall after parliament passed a vote of no confidence after months of tension and Roivas resigned. The US election has pushed Estonia’s political turmoil from the headlines at a time when the country’s stability is more important than ever. A heavy Nato presence here monitors Russia’s provocative displays of muscle by air and sea, which ramped up while the world was distracted by events in the US. Many are now wondering what Nato’s protection will look like in an age of Trump – a professed admirer of Vladimir Putin.