Reassuring the Baltic States
Russia’s actions in Ukraine have had a direct impact on the security perceptions of the Baltic States. Baltic leaders see Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as a potentially serious precedent for…
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The Crisis in Ukraine and the Baltic Sea Region: A Spillover of the Conflict?
This memo discusses the implications of the current crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations for the Baltic Sea region (BSR), for many years considered one of the greatest success stories of regional…
The Baltic Sea Region: Does Russia Fit In? (Hint: In Many Indices its Way Worse than the Worse Performing)
This year, the debates at the recent Baltic Development Forum in Turku, Finland, were heavily influenced by the crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations. This was for good reason. The Council of…
Cooley: Existing Concerns of Post-Soviet Republics
(ABC News – "Post-Soviet republics in tug-of-war with Russia and the west") In December 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disintegrated and 15 countries emerged from what had been…
The Grey Trade of the EU-Russia Borderlands: Economic Obstacle or Opportunity?
The grey trade in consumer goods and raw materials has been widespread along the borders of the Russian Federation since the 1990s. In the northwest, where Russia meets EU member…
Only Bracketed Islands of Interaction between Russia and its Neighbors
The Baltic Sea region is definitely one of the best examples of region-building in Europe. It is home to such world leaders in innovation as Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Germany…
New Policy Memo: Russia, the Baltic Region, and the Challenge for NATO
The August 2008 Russia-Georgia war sparked great unease in the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and in Poland about the willingness of the United States and other key members…
Russia, the Baltic Region, and the Challenge for NATO
The August 2008 Russia-Georgia war sparked great unease in the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and in Poland about the willingness of the United States and other key members…
России есть чему поучиться у Эстонии
(online.vedomosti.ee) "Процессы внутри ЕС делают Эстонию очень привлекательным регионом", – сказал профессор Тартуского университета Андрей Макарычев на конференции "Россия далекая и близкая: о возможностях и рисках делового сотрудничества". В своем…
The Baltic Countries after Two Decades of Independence: Achievements, Setbacks, Internal Challenges
The three Baltic countries—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—endured many hardships in the half century from 1939 to 1991: the initial Soviet occupation, mass deportations to the Gulag in 1941, the German…