LEADER 03779nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910781827003321 005 20230721032217.0 010 $a94-012-0575-2 010 $a1-4356-4112-4 024 7 $a10.1163/9789401205757 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485893 035 $a(EBL)556407 035 $a(OCoLC)226308484 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129982 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12002813 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129982 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080608 035 $a(PQKB)11133846 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC556407 035 $a(OCoLC)728772962 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789401205757 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL556407 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10380656 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485893 100 $a20080523d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aContinuity and change in the Baltic Sea Region$b[electronic resource] $ecomparing foreign policies /$fDavid J. Galbreath, Ainius Las?as and Jeremy W. Lamoreaux 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aNew York $cRodopi$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 225 1 $aOn the boundary of two worlds : identity, freedom and moral imagination in the Baltics,$x1570-7121 ;$v13 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-420-2386-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index. 327 $aPreliminary 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. 330 $aContinuity and Change in the Baltic Sea Region uncovers the Baltic States? foreign policy transition from Socialist Republics to EU member-states. Situated between the Russian Federation and Northern Europe, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have had to manoeuvre within an often delicate sub-region. Since independence, the foreign policies of the Baltic States have been dominated by de-Sovietization and European integration. Lying at the crossroads between small state theory and identity politics, this analysis engages with the development of Baltic foreign policies as post-Soviet, small and transitioning states. The authors argue that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania dictated their early foreign policy agendas based on a process of identity construction and as a response to their regional environment. This process took the Baltic States from East to West in their foreign policy aspirations. Key factors in foreign policy making and implementation are discussed, as well as external factors that shaped Baltic foreign policy agendas. Overall, the book illustrates how continuity and change in the Baltic foreign policies has been shaped by both ?hard? and ?soft? factors. It is a study in the foreign policies of transitioning states and in this regard illuminates a much larger research area beyond its geographic focus. 410 0$aOn the boundary of two worlds ;$v13. 607 $aBaltic States$xHistory$y21st century 607 $aBaltic States$xForeign relations$y1991- 676 $a947.9086 700 $aGalbreath$b David J$0617169 701 $aLas?as$b Ainius$01121888 701 $aLamoreaux$b Jeremy W$01554427 712 02$aEbooks Corporation. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781827003321 996 $aContinuity and change in the Baltic Sea Region$93815675 997 $aUNINA