The Security of Small States: The Baltics and US Interests
The Security of Small States: The Baltics and US Interests
Author(s): Brian WhitmoreSubject(s): Governance, Political history, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Geopolitics
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Baltic States; United States’ policy toward the Baltic States; Welles Declaration; hybrid threats; threats from Russia; NATO; security and defence policy;
Summary/Abstract: The 1940 Welles Declaration, which strongly condemned and refused to recognize the Soviet annexation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, should never have been necessary in the first place. Washington has markedly stepped up its defense cooperation with all three Baltic states since 2014. Given the threat from the East, all three Baltic states have argued for more American boots on the ground and following the recent U.S. decision to station more troops in Poland, this may come in the future. But more importantly, unlike in 1939–1940, the fact is that the United States and the European allies are deeply engaged in the Baltics like never before.
Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 20-22
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English