This commentary argues that the deterioration in relations between Russia and the West that has followed Moscow’s intervention in Eastern Ukraine is having a negative effect on regional cooperation and security in the Baltic and the Arctic regions. The authors outline some of the challenges created by this deterioration in relations, including how it has undermined efforts to reform and expand regional institutions in the Arctic and the Baltic as well as increased the militarization of both regions. They then contend that despite growing instability in the Arctic and the Baltic, Western states should maintain at least some form of …read more
Regional Security and Cooperation in the Arctic and Baltic
