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The West's East : contemporary Baltic defense in strategic perspective / Lukas Milevski.
Van Pelt Library DK502.715 .M55 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milevski, Lukas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geopolitics.
- History.
- Baltic States--International status.
- Baltic States.
- Geopolitics--Baltic States--History.
- International law.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: or Baltic Defense in the Shadow of Ukraine p. 1
- 2 Great Power Geopolitics and Baltic Independence I: From the Tribes to 1795 p. 19
- The Baltic Tribes, the Baltic Crusade, and the Rise of Lithuania (1199-1290) p. 20
- The Lifespan of Livonia (1290-1561) p. 27
- The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1561-1795) p. 31
- 3 Great Power Geopolitics and Baltic Independence II: From 1795 to the Present p. 39
- The Baltic Republics (1918-1940) p. 41
- The Re-Emergence of the Baltic States (1989-) p. 53
- 4 Analogies for Contemporary West-Russia Relations p. 69
- Analogizing West-Russia Relations: The (New) Cold War p. 70
- Analogizing Russian Foreign Policy: Nazi Ethnic Foreign Policy p. 74
- Analogizing Putin: Yuri Andropov p. 78
- Analogizing the Baltic States: West Berlin p. 81
- 5 Today's Strategic Actors in the Baltic I: NATO and Neutrals p. 91
- The Baltic States p. 91
- Baltic Militaries and Defense Policies p. 92
- Baltic Security Vulnerabilities p. 98
- The Rest of NATO p. 104
- Sweden and Finland p. 109
- 6 Today's Strategic Actors in the Baltic II: Russia p. 117
- Russian Geopolitical Thought p. 118
- Russian Strategic Culture p. 123
- Post-Cold War Russian Policy Toward the Baltic States p. 128
- Russian Military Reform and Estimated Capabilities p. 136
- 7 Strategic Interaction in Baltic Defense p. 147
- Deterrence p. 148
- Potential Russian Political Goals in War p. 152
- Potential Russian Strategies in War p. 155
- Access and Sanctuary': NATO's Strategic Considerations in a Conventional War p. 160
- War Termination p. 166
- 8 How Much Defense is Enough for the Baltic States p. 171
- Politics, Instrumentality, and Effect p. 172
- Militaty Strategy p. 175
- Adversary and Control p. 180.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780190876319
- 019087631X
- OCLC:
- 1011561693
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