... mechanisms to mitigate emerging risks, the influence of external actors on the Baltic Sea region, and the decision by unfriendly states to deploy nuclear weapons near Russia’s borders. The conversation also explored the economic structures of the Baltic states, the implications of Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO for regional security, and the current tensions in Russia–Poland relations.
Participants included:
Irina Novikova, Dean of the School of International Relations and Professor,...
... cooperation these states have with Russia. This paper covers: risks and opportunities states face by engaging with Russia in the Baltic region; the changes in the region’s security configuration and their implications for Russia; the position of the Baltic states on the Ukraine crisis and its impact on their relations with Russia; and the security of Kaliningrad.
The Changing Security Configuration and Balance of Power in the Baltic Region: Implications for Russia
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... unsurprisingly, authoritative analytical centres, such as the RAND Corporation, publish reports on the possibility of providing international security guarantees to Belarus, which, following a hypothetical regime change, is expected to leave the Collective ... ... flank. Georgia, although formally a participant in the drill of nearly 40,000 NATO troops mainly deployed in Poland and the Baltic states, will only be involved in airdropping a small multinational force.
Armenia and Azerbaijan: a powder keg
Sergey Markedonov: ...
... Russian diaspora in the Baltics to incite a political crisis, which would lead to the inevitable intervention on the part of Russia to protect its citizens living in the region. Yet Kacprzyk fails to mention that the problem of the Russian diaspora in the Baltic states could be resolved by providing them with basic human rights (right now, some 300,000 non-Latvian and 100,000 non-Estonian Russians do not have the right to vote or run for office), which would address the issue of security in the region ...
