Baltic Defense After Madrid
A confluence of factors raising its significance, expectations were high for NATO’s 2022 summit in Madrid held June 28-30....
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Baltic Defense After Madrid
A nation must think before it acts.
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From the Migrant Crisis to Aggression in Ukraine: Belarus is Still on the Baltic Agenda
As Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth month, a significant date has recently passed in another country...
Two Less Obvious Lessons for Baltic Defense from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reaffirmed NATO’s purpose and the importance of collective defense. It has also pushed defense...
The Baltic Road to Energy Independence from Russia Is Nearing Completion
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania regained their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Reaching energy independence—i.e., disentanglement from Russia’s...
Fear, Solidarity, and Calls for Further Action in the Baltics as Russia Invades Ukraine
For Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is all too familiar. All three Baltic countries were...
Latvia’s First Response to Russia’s War in Ukraine
The shock wave of the Russian attack against Ukraine is sensed worldwide, yet the closer one stands to the...
Lithuania’s Cabinet Crisis: The Šimonytė Government’s Security Lesson for the West
In a time of democratic rollback and continued populist upswings, the European Union and United States increasingly advocate for...
Afghanistan Was a Turbulent NATO Proving Ground for the Baltic States
It is sometimes said that when Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined NATO in 2004 each still harbored some lingering...
Crowded Pond: NATO and Russian Maritime Power in the Baltic Sea
NATO has wrestled with how to defend its Baltic member states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania ever since their...
Baltic Perspectives on U.S. and Transatlantic Nuclear Negotiations with Russia
The US administration under President Joe Biden has been looking to initiate a new round of negotiations with Russia...