Join the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) for an online event on declining Russian influence in the Baltic region. In the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, many analysts predicted that the Baltic States were Putin’s next target, but those predictions did not pan out. In this discussion, FPRI’s Baltic Sea Fellow, Dr. Una Bergmane will address the increased NATO presence in the region, Baltic energy security and the unique nature of Baltic Russian-speaking communities to explain why predictions of insecurity in the Baltics have proven false. Dr. Indra Ekmanis, Editor of FPRI’s Baltic Bulletin, will further explore this question from a different angle, discussing civic and cultural integration among Russian speakers in Latvia. This event is dedicated to the special Summer 2020 issue of Orbis, and will be moderated by Maia Otarashvili, who along with Chris Miller, has guest-edited the issue.

Registration is required; information can be found on the event page.

Speakers:

Una Bergmane, Baltic Sea Fellow, Eurasia Program, FPRI

Indra Ekmanis, Baltic Sea Fellow, Eurasia Program, FPRI

Maia Otarashvili, research fellow and deputy director, Eurasia Program, FPRI