The U.S. Foreign Policy Towards The Baltic States: The Implications Of Ukraine Crisis
Volume 5, Issue 1 (2019), pp. 27–39
Pub. online: 21 December 2018
Type: Research Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
3 March 2018
3 March 2018
Accepted
15 March 2018
15 March 2018
Published
21 December 2018
21 December 2018
Abstract
This paper aims to discuss the implications of Ukraine crisis to the U.S. foreign policy towards the Baltic
States. This paper consists of several parts. To begin with, political discourse of Obama‘s and Trump‘s administrations‘ is analysed. The second part presents an analysis of practical level of U.S. relations with Baltic States during and after Ukraine crisis, focusing on three dimensions: political/diplomatic, military and economic. In the third part of this paper, implications of the Ukrainian crisis on U.S. relations with Baltic States are assessed, comparing trends in official political discourse and practical foreign policy of Baltic States prior to and after the Ukraine crisis.
