Baltic Security and NATO Enlargement
Author: Hans Binnendijk
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 4
ISBN-13:
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NATO Enlargement and the Baltic States
Author: Stephen Blank
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13: 1428913424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATO's enlargement has brought it to the borders of the Baltic states who covet membership in NATO. However, admitting them into NATO is one of the most difficult problems for the Alliance because of Russia's unconditional opposition to such action and because of NATO's own internal divisions on this issue. Nonetheless, a new regime or system of security for the entire Baltic region must now be on the U.S. and European agenda. The key players in such a process are Russia, Germany, and the United States. Their actions will determine the limits of the possible in constructing Baltic security for the foreseeable future. Dr. Stephen Blank presents a detailed and extensive analysis of these three governments' views on Baltic and European security. Their views on regional security are materially shaped by and influence their larger views on their mutual relations and policy towards Europe. Their views also demonstrate the complexity of the issues involved in constructing Baltic, not to mention European, security. But because NATO enlargement is the most serious foreign policy and defense issue before Congress now, such an analysis can illuminate much of what is happening in the NATO enlargement process and why it has taken its current shape.
NATO Enlargement and the Baltic States
Author: Stephen Blank
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 69
ISBN-13: 9781463724917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATO's enlargement has brought it to the borders of the Baltic states who covet membership in NATO. However, admitting them into NATO is one of the most difficult problems for the Alliance because of Russia's unconditional opposition to such action and because of NATO's own internal divisions on this issue. Nonetheless, a new regime or system of security for the entire Baltic region must now be on the U.S. and European agenda. The key players in such a process are Russia, Germany, and the United States. Their actions will determine the limits of the possible in constructing Baltic security for the foreseeable future. In this study, Dr. Stephen Blank presents a detailed and extensive analysis of these three governments' views on Baltic and European security. Their views on regional security are materially shaped by and influence their larger views on their mutual relations and policy towards Europe. Their views also demonstrate the complexity of the issues involved in constructing Baltic, not to mention European, security. But because NATO enlargement is the most serious foreign policy and defense issue before Congress now, such an analysis can illuminate much of what is happening in the NATO enlargement process and why it has taken its current shape. Therefore the Strategic Studies Institute presents this monograph in order to contribute to this emerging great debate over NATO's enlargement.
Baltic Security, NATO Enlargement and Defense Reform
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 2002-06-01
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9781423508342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWithin 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 tinder the Baltic Security Assistance Group show.
Baltic Security and NATO Enlargement
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Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 7
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSlow improvement between Russia and the Baltic states is evident, but many remaining problems could turn to flashpoints if Russian ultranationalists come to power. Progress has been achieved in promoting Baltic domestic reforms and in integrating with Western European institutions. The Baltic states are concerned that their security can be undercut if the NATO enlargement process appears to stop after an initial enlargement. The Baltic states' strategy focuses on the long-term; it is a slow process based on building concrete security steps and economic integration.
Baltic Security, NATO Enlargement and Defense Reform
Author: Oliver Schmidt-Nechl
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWithin 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.
NATO Enlargement and the Baltic States
Author: Stephen Blank
Publisher:
Published: 1997-11
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9781423566854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author presents a detailed and extensive analysis of three governments' views on Baltic and European security. The actions of Russia, Germany, and the United States will determine the limits of the possible in constructing Baltic security for the foreseeable future. Their views on regional security are materially shaped by and influence their larger views on their mutual relations and policy towards Europe. Their views also demonstrate the complexity of the issues involved in constructing Baltic, not to mention European, security. Through his analysis, the author hopes to illuminate much of what is happening in the NATO enlargement process and why it has taken its current shape.
Explaining NATO Enlargement
Author: Robert W. Ruchhaus
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1136335889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work evaluates the pros and cons of NATO enlargement. It explains why NATO offered membership to three of its Cold War adversaries and makes recommendations about which countries, if any, should be offered membership in the future.
Future of NATO
Author: Teleglobe Raoul-Dandurand Chair of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0773518509
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFourteen contributions address the theoretical and pragmatic issues behind the issue of enlarging NATO's membership, examining the policies of some of NATO's leading member states and addressing the issue from the point of view of Russia and the Central and Eastern European candidates. Marred by a lack of index. Canadian LC C99- 900354-2. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
NATO’s Expansion After the Cold War
Author: Jan Eichler
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-01-30
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 3030666417
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyses the expansion of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into the post-Soviet space after the end of the Cold War. Based on an extensive analysis of the literature and government documents, including doctrines, statements and speeches by the most influential decision-makers and other actors, it sheds new light on the geopolitical and geostrategic context of the expansion of the military alliance, and assesses its impact on international security relations in Europe. The first chapter introduces readers to the neo-realist approach and develops the methodological basis of the book. The following chapters provide a historical overview of the causes and consequences of two waves of eastward NATO enlargement. Special attention is paid to the annexation of the Crimea and to Russian hybrid-asymmetric warfare. Finally, thirty years after the end of the Cold War, the book notes a disturbing return to militarization in international security relations. To counter this process, the author calls for a reduction of current international tensions and a new policy of détente.
