Germany and the Baltic States. Military-political cooperation at the present stage
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2024-6-86-112
Abstract
Cooperation between Germany and the Baltic states is of great importance to Berlin, which sees the region as a key component for deterring Russia and the area of its direct political influence. With the degradation of the international conventional arms control regime and the growing probability of a nuclear conflict, the importance of this study is determined by the need to examine the military policy of the NATO member states. This research paper addresses the issue of a multi-vector military cooperation between Germany and the Baltic States and the impact of this cooperation on the overall European security system, taking into account the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which started in 2014 and continues to this date, covering an increasing geographical area, including the Baltic Sea. One of this study’s key results was examining the military-political cooperation between Germany and the Baltic states from the perspective of a military-political and military-technical cooperation. The research contains an assessment of the challenges and the potential opportunities for Germany and the Baltic states in the context of the ongoing degradation of the European security architecture. The methodological basis of this study was the theory of military force building, which allowed the author to provide an objective approach to understanding the issues of the military-political cooperation between the countries under consideration.
About the Author
A. S. Lomakin
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artem S. Lomakin
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991
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Lomakin A.S. Germany and the Baltic States. Military-political cooperation at the present stage. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2024;(6):86-112. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2024-6-86-112
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