Baltic security, NATO enlargement and defense reform: the challenges of overcommitments and overlaps
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Authors
Schmidt-Nechl, Oliver
Subjects
Security policy
NATO
European Union
Baltic Sea Region
Baltic States
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Russia
U.S.A.
Sweden
NATO
European Union
Baltic Sea Region
Baltic States
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Russia
U.S.A.
Sweden
Advisors
Abenheim, Donald
Date of Issue
2002-06
Date
June 2002
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Within the European area, the Baltic Sea still is the region where multiple security organizations seek influence to enhance stability and peace. The EU plans to enlarge into this region and the Baltic States are candidates for NATO enlargement. On the other hand, the Russian Federation sees the region as "near abroad" and has declared the support of its minorities living there to be of vital interest. Therefore, this area is crucial for future relations between the former antagonists U.S. and the Russian Federation. The different security systems around the Baltic Sea guarantee stability and peace. Although there are still overlapping and waste of efforts, the coordination between the supporting nations and the receiving nations as well as the different organizations has increased. These initiatives try to help the Baltic States to restructure themselves. However, sometimes they slow down progress, because the organizational overhead is too big for the Baltic States. After they gained independence, a surge of nationalism went through them and they missed opportunities for better cooperation. Today the Baltic States are willing to coordinate their efforts, as several military cooperation projects under the Baltic Security Assistance Group show.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
xvi, 75 p. ; 28 cm.
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