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...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
From the Migrant Crisis to Aggression in Ukraine: Belarus is Still on the Baltic Agenda
A nation must think before it acts.
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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...
Baltic Sea Mining as an Extension of the Russian Gray Zone
Editor’s note: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and renewed interest on the part of both Finland and Sweden to consider...
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...
Understanding Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Introduction On February 24, 2022 Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. In times of crisis, balanced, in-depth analysis and...
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...
Lithuania Fever in Taiwan: Can China Break It?
What do rum, milk, beer, and chocolate all have in common? Other than a fun night and an upset...
Russia’s Escalation Management and a Baltic Nuclear-Weapon Free Zone
Access the Winter 2022 issue of Orbis here. Abstract This article examines the idea of a Baltic Nuclear-Weapon Free...
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...