03779nam 2200613Ia 450 991082398430332120230721032217.094-012-0575-21-4356-4112-410.1163/9789401205757(CKB)1000000000485893(EBL)556407(OCoLC)226308484(SSID)ssj0000129982(PQKBManifestationID)12002813(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129982(PQKBWorkID)10080608(PQKB)11133846(MiAaPQ)EBC556407(OCoLC)728772962(nllekb)BRILL9789401205757(Au-PeEL)EBL556407(CaPaEBR)ebr10380656(EXLCZ)99100000000048589320080523d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContinuity and change in the Baltic Sea Region[electronic resource] comparing foreign policies /David J. Galbreath, Ainius Las̆as and Jeremy W. LamoreauxAmsterdam ;New York Rodopi20081 online resource (200 p.)On the boundary of two worlds : identity, freedom and moral imagination in the Baltics,1570-7121 ;13Description based upon print version of record.90-420-2386-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Analyzing Foreign Policy in the Baltic Context -- Nation Building and Foreign Policy -- Estonian Foreign Policy after Enlargement -- Latvian Foreign Policy after Enlargement -- Lithuanian Foreign Policy after Enlargement -- Cooperation among the Baltic States -- Baltic States and European Integration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.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.On the boundary of two worlds ;13.Baltic StatesHistory21st centuryBaltic StatesForeign relations1991-947.9086Galbreath David J617169Lašas Ainius1121888Lamoreaux Jeremy W1602898Ebooks Corporation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823984303321Continuity and change in the Baltic Sea Region3927029UNINA