The Euro-Atlantic Security Formula: The Implications of NATO-Russia Relations to the Baltic Sea Region

... studied, with professionals both in Russia and the West interpreting them in a relatively rational way. The same cannot be said of the next three components. The fourth component concerns political identity. This topic is particularly pressing for the Baltic states and Poland. For these countries, Russia is a part of the "dark legend" national narrative. They perceive Moscow as the grotesque embodiment of an almost absolute evil. Historical experience is projected both onto the present and into the future. Identity imparts a fair share ...