Foreign Policy Analysis Of A Baltic State

Author : Tomas Janeliūnas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000294873

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Foreign Policy Analysis of a Baltic State by Tomas Janeliūnas Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Lithuanian foreign policy by employing the theory of small states and the agent-perspective to assess how President Dalia Grybauskaitė impacted Lithuanian foreign policy in 2009–2019 and which, in turn, could affect changes in international structures. The book is based on original interviews with Grybauskaitė and all her foreign policy advisors, as well as other Lithuanian diplomats and Ministers of Foreign Affairs. In addition to providing an important case study of Lithuanian foreign policy, this monograph also discusses the impact an agent formulating and executing small-state foreign policy may have on the ‘grand structures’ of international relations, such as the EU and NATO. For its investigation of the mutual relationship between agent and structure, this monograph draws on the literature on foreign policy analysis (FPA) and asks questions about the extent to which a particular leader of foreign policy may determine a specific policy decision or outcome. This book will be of particular interest to students of the Baltic region and Russia-Baltic relations, as well as to political scientists and researchers interested in FPA literature, and small-state security.

Author : David J. Galbreath,Ainius Lašas,Jeremy W. Lamoreaux
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401205757

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Continuity and Change in the Baltic Sea Region by David J. Galbreath,Ainius Lašas,Jeremy W. Lamoreaux Pdf

Continuity and Change in the Baltic Sea Region uncovers the Baltic States’ foreign policy transition from Socialist Republics to EU member-states. Situated between the Russian Federation and Northern Europe, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have had to manoeuvre within an often delicate sub-region. Since independence, the foreign policies of the Baltic States have been dominated by de-Sovietization and European integration. Lying at the crossroads between small state theory and identity politics, this analysis engages with the development of Baltic foreign policies as post-Soviet, small and transitioning states. The authors argue that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania dictated their early foreign policy agendas based on a process of identity construction and as a response to their regional environment. This process took the Baltic States from East to West in their foreign policy aspirations. Key factors in foreign policy making and implementation are discussed, as well as external factors that shaped Baltic foreign policy agendas. Overall, the book illustrates how continuity and change in the Baltic foreign policies has been shaped by both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ factors. It is a study in the foreign policies of transitioning states and in this regard illuminates a much larger research area beyond its geographic focus.

Author : Eiki Berg,Piret Ehin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317119111

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Identity and Foreign Policy by Eiki Berg,Piret Ehin Pdf

Baltic-Russian relations have been complicated and tense since the collapse of the USSR and the restoration of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence. Although Baltic accession to the European Union (EU) has created a new international context for interstate relations in the region, enlargement did not bring about the much hoped for improvement in Baltic-Russian relations. This case-study-rich volume examines links between identity, memory politics and foreign policy. It analyzes and explains developments in Baltic-Russian relations after both NATO and EU enlargement, focusing on the incompatibility of Baltic and Russian post-Soviet national identity constructions and the manifestations of this underlying antagonism in bilateral relations and on the broader European and international arena. Built on the constructivist perspective in international relations, this volume provides a coherent and illuminating account of the dynamics of Baltic-Russian relations after NATO and EU enlargement. Combining policy-relevant analysis with theoretical insights, it will meet the needs of academics and students of foreign policy, EU external relations and international relations more generally.

Author : Karin A. Shuey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996-03-01
Category : Baltic States
ISBN : 1423573951

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U. S. Foreign Policy and the Baltic States by Karin A. Shuey Pdf

This thesis examines U. S. foreign policy toward the Baltic states from 1918 to 1991 to determine if the U.S. has been realistic in its dealings with small nations. An analysis of U.S. policy indicates that the United States acts hypocritically by accepting compromises on the very moral principals to which it claims to be the protectorate of when domestic political costs are high. The sacrifice of national values degrades the credibility of the moral high ground necessary for U.S. policy. This study reviews the events that occurred during the three major periods in U.S.-Baltic relations: The initial period of Baltic independence following World War I; the Soviet annexation of the Baltics during World War II: and finally the beginning of the second period of Baltic independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union. In all three cases U.S. policy was unclear and contradictory. The Baltic case provides a good example of the tendency for U.S. policy to be paradoxical and ineffective. This study concludes that despite the U.S. policy of nonrecognition of the Soviet annexation of the Baltic states during the Cold War, the United States failed to adhere to its principals when given the opportunity. In the process, it also neglected problems within its borders that required attention perhaps more urgently than those outside. The tendency for U.S. policy to ignore the issues that actually threaten its security internally and placing a higher priority on external matters that do not have a real impact on its standing could likely lead to its inadvertent downfall.

Author : Royal Institute of International Affairs. Information Department
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000113580

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The Baltic States by Royal Institute of International Affairs. Information Department Pdf

Author : Hugh I. Rodgers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015002585316

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Search for Security by Hugh I. Rodgers Pdf

Author : Nikolaj Petersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Baltic States
ISBN : WISC:89051615540

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The Baltic States in International Politics by Nikolaj Petersen Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on European Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000033114002

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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and United States Baltic Policy by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on European Affairs Pdf

Author : John Hiden,Vahur Made,David J. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134197309

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The Baltic Question During the Cold War by John Hiden,Vahur Made,David J. Smith Pdf

This edited volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the ‘Baltic question’, which arose within the context of the Cold War, and which has previously received little attention. This volume brings together a group of international specialists on the international history of northern Europe. It combines country-based chapters with more thematic approaches, highlighting above all the political dimension of the Baltic question, locating it firmly in the context of international politics. It explores the policy decision-making mechanisms which sustained the Western non-recognition of Soviet sovereignty over the Baltic States after 1940 and which eventually led to the legal restoration of the three countries’ statehood in 1991. The wider international ramifications of this doctrine of legal continuity are also examined, within the context both of the Cold War and of relations between post-soviet Russia and the enlarging ‘Euro-Atlantic area’. The book ends with an examination of how this Cold War legacy continues to shape relations between Russia and the West.

Author : Dr Agnia Grigas
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409471851

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The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia by Dr Agnia Grigas Pdf

Since the 1990s, Baltic-Russian relations have been amongst the most contentious on the European continent. Energy security concerns, historical legacies, and the status of Russian minorities have all proved key flash points. Baltic-Russian relations have been described as a 'litmus test' of Russia's willingness to leave behind its imperialist ambitions; simultaneously the policies of Tallinn, Riga or Vilnius towards Russia can have a direct impact on EU-Russian and NATO-Russian relations. The Baltic states share similar histories and resources, and face the same geopolitical challenges. All are dependent on Russia for energy yet, as this fascinating study reveals, they have pursued very different foreign policies towards their powerful neighbour. In The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia Agnia Grigas provides an unprecedented analysis of contemporary Baltic-Russian relations and identifies the causal factors that drive the foreign policies of the Baltic states in such divergent routes. Supported by case studies on the oil and gas sectors as well as the tug of history, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:924343381

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The Baltic States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bernhard M. Beitelmair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Baltic States
ISBN : 3656094586

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Explaining Sweden's Baltic Policy by Bernhard M. Beitelmair Pdf

Diploma Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Other States, grade: 1, University of Salzburg (Fachbereich für Politikwissenschaft und Soziologie), language: English, abstract: The deep geopolitical changes, which shattered Europe between 1985 and 2004, present the background for the analysis of the Swedish Baltic Policy. This regional Foreign-Policy of Sweden, in the author's opinion, was coined by strategic planning in the sphere of High Politics causing an engagement in the transformation of the Baltic Sea region and North-eastern Europe (a self declared patronage in connection with the efforts of the three Baltic States to become EU and NATO members and the achievement of a temporary and limited hegesy in the regional context) especially between 1991 and 1994, the time of the Bildt government, which contrasts significantly with similar policies of other small states, particularly with Austria's role in Central Europe.

Author : Agnia Grigas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317020509

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The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia by Agnia Grigas Pdf

Since the 1990s, Baltic-Russian relations have been amongst the most contentious on the European continent. Energy security concerns, historical legacies, and the status of Russian minorities have all proved key flash points. Baltic-Russian relations have been described as a 'litmus test' of Russia's willingness to leave behind its imperialist ambitions; simultaneously the policies of Tallinn, Riga or Vilnius towards Russia can have a direct impact on EU-Russian and NATO-Russian relations. The Baltic states share similar histories and resources, and face the same geopolitical challenges. All are dependent on Russia for energy yet, as this fascinating study reveals, they have pursued very different foreign policies towards their powerful neighbour. In The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia Agnia Grigas provides an unprecedented analysis of contemporary Baltic-Russian relations and identifies the causal factors that drive the foreign policies of the Baltic states in such divergent routes. Supported by case studies on the oil and gas sectors as well as the tug of history, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers.

Author : Magnus Ilmjärv
Publisher : Almqvist & Wiksell International
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015060792119

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Silent Submission by Magnus Ilmjärv Pdf

Author : Pertti Joenniemi,Juris Prikulis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Baltic States
ISBN : UOM:39015040722178

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The Foreign Policies of the Baltic Countries by Pertti Joenniemi,Juris Prikulis Pdf