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The Changing Security Configuration and Balance of Power in the Baltic Region: Implications for Russia

... back to the pre-Ukraine crisis balance of power structure. NATO’s expansion into Sweden and Finland can radically transform the political and security landscape in the... ... Baltic region and destroy the established forms of cooperation these states have with Russia. This paper covers: risks and opportunities states face by engaging with Russia... ... 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...

05.10.2023

Security Issues Are Not Resolved by Nervousness

... aimed at ensuring that the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia did not have a destabilising influence on the situation in the region. They were... ... do not 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 military... ... this that the countries of Northern Europe started to pay increased attention to the Baltic states as soon as they gained their independence, and focused on developing various...

04.03.2015

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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)