Overview

This book analyzes the small Baltic States and their integration into the Euro-Atlantic structures from the perspective of the foreign policies of major powers - the United States, Russia, and major European powers and institutions - towards the region, or each of the Baltic States. While focusing primarily on the Post-Cold war period, it will also cover years of Baltic occupation, areas and matters related to their motivation and means to join the EU and NATO. Smallness, weaknesses and sensitivities as well as historic experiences of three Baltic States made the task to integrate with the Euro-Atlantic community urgent. This will be a valuable source of information for all interested in the Baltic States, foreign policies of major powers shaping events in the region, the surge of the Euro-Atlantic community and the Post-Cold War enlargement allowing small Baltic States to remedy their inherent security weaknesses.

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Author:   Sandis Sraders
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.379kg
ISBN:  

9783030537654

ISBN 10:   303053765
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   03 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1.     Ch 1: The Post-Cold War Shadows a.     The Euro-Atlantic Community b.     How the Baltic States compare and where are they Special? 2.     Ch 2: Why the Baltic and Visegrad States Speak the Same Language and the Surge of the Euro-Atlantic Community, 1956, 1968, 1981 (enclosed) a.     A Road to Hungary, 1956 b.     Prague Spring, 1968 c.      Solidarity in Poland, 1981 3.     Ch 3: American Foreign Policy (enclosed) a.      Malign: Between the Wars b.     Benign: the Cold War c.      Redemption: NATO Refined 4.     Ch 4: The Baltic Predicament: Russia’s Shadows (enclosed) a.     The Origins of the Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy b.     Foreign Policy of Domestic Affairs? c.      Russia in Near and Far Neighborhoods d.     Russia inside of the Baltic States 5.     Ch 5: The Baltic States in Europe a.     Germany: Reluctance b.     France: Ambivalence c.      The United Kingdom: Reforms d.     New and Auxiliary Actors 6.    Ch 6: Post-Accession: is the Journey Complete? a.     The Baltic States in NATO b.     The Baltic States and the EU c.      The Baltic States from Within

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Dr. Sandis Sraders is Research Fellow and Lecturer in Russian Strategic and Military Studies at the Baltic Defense College in Estonia and a visiting lecturer at the Riga Stradins University in Latvia.

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