Baltijos šalių institucinis bendradarbiavimas, 1990-2010

LTRemiantis Lietuvos ir tarptautiniais dokumentais, archyviniais šaltiniais ir jau atliktais tyrimais, monografijoje nagrinėjamas trijų Baltijos valstybių — Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos — institucinis bendradarbiavimas nuo Baltijos šalių nepriklausomybės atkūrimo iki šių dienų. Tiriama bendrų institucijų — Baltijos Valstybių Tarybos, Baltijos šalių prezidentų institucijos, Baltijos Asamblėjos veikla įtvirtinant trijų Baltijos valstybių nepriklausomybę, siekiant jų tarptautinio valstybingumo pripažinimo, svetimos okupacinės kariuomenės išvedimo. Aptariami šio bendradarbiavimo strateginiai tikslai, sritys, bendri projektai, svarstoma jų paskirtis ir reikšmė; nagrinėjama tarpusavio ir regioninio bendradarbiavimo plėtra bei veiksmų koordinacija plėtojant ryšius su ES ir NATO, taip pat Baltijos valstybių integracija į šias struktūras ir naujos trišalio bendradarbiavimo idėjos. Monografija skirta tyrinėjantiems Lietuvos karybos istoriją, tarptautinius santykius ir tarptautinio saugumo problemas. Taip pat ja gali būti naudojamasi kaip mokslinių žinių šaltiniu bakalauro, magistrantūros ir doktorantūros studijoms. Ji pravers aukštųjų mokyklų dėstytojams ir studentams, mokytojams ir visiems, besidomintiems Baltijos šalių saugumo ir gynybos problemomis. [Anotacija knygoje]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Baltijos valstybių taryba; Baltijos valstybės; Baltijos šalys (Baltic states); ES; Estija (Estonia); Institucinis bendradarbiavimas; Latvija (Latvia); NATO; Sovietų Sąjunga (SSRS; Soviet Union; USSR); Tarptautiniai santykiai; Tarptautinis bendradarbiavimas; Baltic States Council; Baltic states; EU; European Union; Institutional cooperation; International cooperation; International relations; Latvia; Lithuania; NATO; Soviet Union; Europos Sąjunga (European Union).

ENAlong with the democratic Awakening in the Baltic States, the Popular Front of Estonia, Rah-varinne; the Popular Front of Latvia, Tautas Fronte; and the reform movement of Lithuania, Sqjiidis, began trilateral cooperation. All the independence movements were united by one goal - to restore independence. Therefore, in the Assembly of the Baltic Independence Movements held on 13-14 May 1989 in Tallinn, the Baltic Council was established, and it was given the mandate to coordinate the common position of the Baltic States. The Baltic Council adopted crucial decisions on the Baltic States' road to independence. The documents clearly stated that after the Restoration of Independence the Baltic States will seek mutual economic integration and cooperation in various areas and follow the cooperation perspective of the Baltic- Scandinavian countries. The Baltic Assembly gave a birth to the coordination of activities among the Baltic independence movements' In Vilnius on March 24 1990 the Baltic Council stated, that the elections to the Supreme Councils in all three Baltic States were convincingly won by the candidates, who declared the Restoration of the Independence. On behalf of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence movements, the Baltic Council addressed all public movements and democratic parties to thoroughly support the efforts of the Baltic States to restore absolute independence of states in a peaceful parliamentary way.The restoration of the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia made it possible to resume cooperation between these states. As soon as the independence of the Baltic States was restored, problems related to maintaining of their independence, national security and its establishment arose. Therefore, in Lithuania, as in other Baltic States, the system of national security was developed as a part of the European common security and trans-Atlantic defence systems. Unlike all other European countries, the Baltic States were rather developing anew than reforming their defence systems. For this reason, the cooperation of neighbouring countries in the areas of security and defence became of particular importance. The first steps in cooperation among the Baltic States in the areas of security and defence were made in 1990, after the first democratic elections to the Supreme Councils of the three Baltic States took place. After Lithuania declared its independence, and Latvia and Estonia - their transitional period of restoration of independence, and at the same time going through the economic blockade of the USSR to Lithuania, in Tallinn on 12 May 1990, Chairmen of the Supreme Councils of the three Baltic States signed the Declaration of Unanimity and Cooperation of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania. The first Declaration showed that the solidarity was a real policy. With the signing of this Declaration Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia assumed obligations to help each other "to absolutely restore the independence of three republics. Fulfilling these obligations it was easier for the Baltic States to escape from the suppression of the Soviet Union: it was too difficult to it to dispose of all three states at a time. [...]. [From the publication]