The impact of the Iraqi Crisis on the transatlantic link. A summary of views on the US–EU and US–NATO relationship |
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| Authors: | Etienne Desbordes |
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| Institution: | 1. PhD student at the University of South Carolina ,;2. Professor of International Relations , University of Aberdeen , UK;3. Professor at the College of Europe , |
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| Abstract: | Lithuania's security orientation has evolved significantly since 1991. It has moved from prioritising Baltic and, then, Nordic, cooperation to focusing on partnership with Poland, and seeking NATO and European Union membership. Initially re‐buffed by both, Lithuania has gradually sought to strengthen its de facto ties with NATO and WEU, and to build up its economic ties with the EU and its member states, in the belief that this provided a form of ‘soft’ security, and prepared the way for eventual membership of NATO and the EU. |
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