Baltic security, NATO enlargement and defense reform: the challenges of overcommitments and overlaps

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dc.contributor.advisorAbenheim, Donald
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt-Nechl, Oliver
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.contributor.secondreaderRoessler, Tjarck
dc.dateJune 2002
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-22T15:30:06Z
dc.date.available2012-08-22T15:30:06Z
dc.date.issued2002-06
dc.description.abstractWithin 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.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceMajor, German Air Forceen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/balticsecurityna109459782
dc.format.extentxvi, 75 p. ; 28 cm.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/9782
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.en_US
dc.subject.authorSecurity policyen_US
dc.subject.authorNATOen_US
dc.subject.authorEuropean Unionen_US
dc.subject.authorBaltic Sea Regionen_US
dc.subject.authorBaltic Statesen_US
dc.subject.authorEstoniaen_US
dc.subject.authorFinlanden_US
dc.subject.authorGermanyen_US
dc.subject.authorLatviaen_US
dc.subject.authorLithuaniaen_US
dc.subject.authorNorwayen_US
dc.subject.authorPolanden_US
dc.subject.authorRussiaen_US
dc.subject.authorU.S.A.en_US
dc.subject.authorSwedenen_US
dc.titleBaltic security, NATO enlargement and defense reform: the challenges of overcommitments and overlapsen_US
dc.typeThesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineNational Security Affairsen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.A. in National Security Affairsen_US
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