The staff is extremely talented and hard-working, among the hardest working I have seen anywhere in the public or private sector. On the other hand, even the best product without marketing will remain unsold, and you go bankrupt. But that is a matter of taste. Frankly, I think that thanks to the high quality of the ministry staff, Estonia has had one of the most successful foreign policies of any country in the post-communist world, especially given the prejudices Estonia has been up against. Talk of so called failures or breakthroughs in foreign policy is a journalistic device.
Policies evolve as one or another option becomes viable.
Even the greatest breakthroughs in foreign policy, such as Nixon's opening up to China or Estonia's invitation to begin EU negotiations, was the product of long, difficult and exhausting negotiations and diplomatic leg-work. Think, don't feel. If you make a commitment, live up to it. This brings Estonia a credibility that many countries lack. All associated countries are 10s.