(Foundation for Good Politics, 2018) Vilson, Maili
This article reviews the policy positions of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania with respect to the Ukraine crisis – the biggest foreign policy
challenge for the Baltic states since they regained independence. Ukraine
dominated the Baltic foreign policy agenda from the outbreak of the crisis,
because it touched upon a dimension of existential threat for the Baltic
countries. While giving an overview of the main policy domains where the
effect of the Ukraine crisis could be observed, this article demonstrates that the
three Baltic countries adopted a comprehensive approach to security and
foreign policymaking, underlining cooperation both at a national and European
level. In light of this, the Ukraine crisis can be seen as a maturity test for postindependence Baltic foreign policy.
