Continuity and Change in the Baltic Sea Region

David J. Galbreath is Lecturer of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of Nation-building and Minority Politics in Post-Socialist States (Ibidem 2005) and The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Routledge 2007). He has recent journal publications in Governance, Cooperation and Conflict, Geopolitics, Nationalities Papers and Journal of Baltic Studies.Ainius Lašas is working on his interdisciplinary Ph.D. at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has journal articles in Journal of European Public Policy and Journal of Baltic Studies.Jeremy W. Lamoreaux is a doctoral student at the University of Aberdeen researching security between the Baltic States and Russia. He has published in Geopolitics and Journal of Baltic Studies, and is co-author with Luca Ratti of a forthcoming book chapter entitled “Post-Cold War Security and Defence in ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Europe” in Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives (Routledge, London).

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductionI. Analyzing Foreign Policy in the Baltic ContextII. Foreign Policy and Nation BuildingIII. Estonian Foreign Policy after EnlargementIV. Latvian Foreign Policy after EnlargementV. Lithuanian Foreign Policy after EnlargementVI. Cooperation among the Baltic StatesVII. Baltic States and European IntegrationConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

"Joining the EU and NATO was the culmination of a decade-long effort by the Baltic states. It invites the question, what effect did accession have on their foreign policies? Following a description of the analytical approach of the book and a sketch of the foreign policy context of the Baltic states between 1991--when they regained their independence--and the 2004 accession, [the] authors … offer chapters on the foreign policies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. … serves as an update of foreign policy developments in the three Baltic states. The comparative approach of the authors is a particularly useful aspect of the book. Aside from a very brief introduction and a conclusion, there is a bibliography that is heavier on methodological than on country sources. The notes include many useful Web sites. The book is strongly recommended as an introduction to the foreign policies of the three Baltic states. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - in: CHOICE – Current reviews for academic libraries, Vol. 46, No. 06 (February 2009)