• Report From the Cyberwar Front Lines

    Estonia’s former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves warns the West to harden defenses against cyberattack and makes the case for a universal electronic ID.

    Stanford, Calif.

    Toomas Hendrik Ilves was president of Estonia for 10 years, but he’s decidedly unpresidential when I enter his compact office at Stanford University. He grapples grumpily with a pack of Nicorette, struggling to extract the gum that will soothe his addiction. “These packets are so childproof that a 63-year-old can barely open them,” he complains, before popping a piece into his mouth and chomping on it with almost audible relief.

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