Veranstaltungen - Auslandsbüro Baltische Staaten
Workshop
Workshop on Security for Future Political Leaders 2020
A joint series of workshops
Start of the joint workshop series for young politicians with the Latvian Transatlantic Organization and the Latvian Association of Political Scientists. Opening on March 7 with the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Artis Pabriks.
Workshop
Lessons Learned So Far: The Enhanced Forward Presence in Northeastern Europe, 2017-2019
Workshop
Workshop with the participants from all hosting and framing nations as well as representatives from other countries which are involved in the Enhanced Forward Presence.
Vortrag
Hard Security Dynamics in the Baltic Sea Region- from Turbulence to tense Stability
Presentation and discussion of the research paper
After a period of turbulence in 2014–2015 followed by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, tense stability has emerged in the Baltic Sea area. The current regional security landscape is shaped by three interconnected security dynamics: Russian assertive behaviour, NATO’s reassurance and deterrence measures, and Finland’s and Sweden’s closer integration into the Western deterrence network. The interplay between the dynamics will determine the nature of the regional security environment in the 2020s. Russia’s provocative measures in the region or elsewhere will likely strengthen the foothold of Western security structures in the Baltic Sea area. Moreover, NATO, Finland, and Sweden should continue to find ways to enhance stability without unnecessarily feeding Russian provocativeness. The sources of regional tensions lie elsewhere, and the Baltic Sea region will remain a contested area as long as the West and Russia are at loggerheads.