Collective Defense or Unilateral Action: Poland’s Strategic Dilemma in the Baltics
In 1999, Poland joined the NATO Alliance. Ever since, collective defense has been at the heart of Poland’s national...
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Sweden’s Foreign Policy: Nonaligned, But Not Entirely Neutral
In late 2014, Swedish authorities spotted what many suspected was a Russian submarine lurking off Stockholm. The incident set...
Sweden’s Importance to NATO’s Defense of the Baltics
Sweden is not a member of NATO. But Sweden is very important to the defense of NATO’s Baltic member...
Russia’s Existential Threat to NATO in the Baltics
NATO seems more united today than it has been at any time since the end of the Cold War....
NATO’s Baltic Defense Challenge
As NATO expanded eastwards after the Cold War, the geography that the Alliance needed to defend changed significantly (See...
“The Rail Baltica” Project: True European Interconnectedness?
Russia possesses a tremendous amount of control over the Baltic states’ rail infrastructure—including the ability to cut off all...
Baltic Nations and the Continuing EU Refugee Crisis
More than a million migrants and refugees escaped to Europe in 2015, creating divisions between the European Union member...
Latvia Is Changing the Wheel on Its Bike—Not Buying a New One
On December 7, Laimdota Straujuma, the Prime Minister of Latvia, resigned. Although her resignation came into effect immediately, she will...
Bundeswehr 2.0: A German Military for a New Normal
A visit to Germany’s military history museum in Dresden reveals just how deeply ambivalent modern Germany is about its...