Security Issues Are Not Resolved by Nervousness
... For several post-war decades, including the Cold War years, the northern European region remained relatively stable and peaceful.... ... that the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia did not have a destabilising influence on the situation ... ... include political forces that are ready to support the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO and to help these states become deeply integrated into the ... ... countries of Northern Europe started to pay increased attention to the Baltic states as soon as they gained their independence, and focused ...
04.03.2015