Russia and NATO in the Baltics in 2016 (NSC)

Reading List

Jonathan Masters, “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),” CFR.org Backgrounder, February 27, 2015.
Jonathan Masters, “The Russian Military,” CFR.org Backgrounder, September 28, 2015.
“What Are Economic Sanctions?” World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations, May 12, 2023.
“What is Deterrence?” World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations, May 24, 2023.
Remarks by President Obama at the Multilateral Meeting of Leaders of Baltic States on September 3, 2014.
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Estonia on September 3, 2014.
Eric Schmitt and Steven Lee Myers, “NATO Refocuses on the Kremlin, Its Original Foe,” New York Times, June 23, 2015.
Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold, “NATO Agrees to Reinforce Eastern Poland, Baltic States Against Russia,” Reuters, July 8, 2016.
David Mardiste and Gederts Gelzis, “Baltics Eye Flashpoints with Russia, Guard Against ‘Green Men,’” Reuters, June 3, 2015.
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Daniel Arkin, “Baltic States Fear Putin Amid Escalation in Ukraine,” NBC, September 2, 2014.
Jeffrey Tayler, “The Seething Anger of Putin’s Russia,” Atlantic, September 22, 2014.
Jeanne Park, “The Perils of a New Cold War,” Interview with Dimitri Simes, Council on Foreign Relations, October 21, 2015.
Eric Schmitt and Steven Lee Myers, “U.S. Is Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in Eastern Europe,” New York Times, June 13, 2015.
Matthew Luxmoore, “Latvia Struggles with Restive Russian Minority Amid Regional Tensions,” Al Jazeera America, June 13, 2015.
“Baltics Face Up to the Shadows of History,” YouTube video, 4:00, posted by Financial Times, October 14, 2014.
“NATO’s Readiness Action Plan,” YouTube video, 3:57, posted by NATO, July 1, 2015.