The Baltic states as 'small states': Negotiating the 'east' by engaging the 'west'

Journal of Baltic Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Lamoreaux, Jeremy W ^a   Galbreath, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baltic states; European integration; European organizations; Foreign policy; Post Soviet politics; Small state theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549125092     PISSN: 01629778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01629770801908697     Document Type: Article

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