Baltic Military Cooperation: Past, Present and the Future
Baltic Military Cooperation: Past, Present and the Future
Author(s): Arūnas MolisSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Regional military cooperation; Baltic States; defense agreements; armed forces; cyber-attacks; NATO; peacekeeping; BALTBALT; BALTDEFCOL; BALTRON; BALTNET; Nordic States.
Summary/Abstract: After five years of NATO membership the Baltic States still carry on with regional military cooperation projects. This is a unique phenomenon in Europe. Even the Nordic or Benelux states have not reached the level of integration and interdependence as the Baltic States have. Nevertheless, it is also true that after their accession to NATO the dynamics of Baltic military cooperation has slowed down. Joint projects very often undergo stagnation or are closed. Reasons for that range from chaotic foreign military assistance in the early 90s to poor management of cooperation projects. This article aims to provide an overview and to assess the main regional military cooperation initiatives as well as to outline prospects of their future development.
Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 28-47
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
