Changes in security policy and perceptions of the Baltic States, 2014-2016

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Baltijos valstybės; Centrinė ir Rytų Europa; Permainos; SSRS; Saugumas; Saugumo politika; Suvokimas; Ukraina (Ukraine); Baltic States; Central and Eastern Europe; Changes; Perception; Security; Security policy; USSR.

ENThe article proposes the analytical review on what and how to think about the security of the Baltic States from 2014 till 2016 by evaluating and reflecting the main changes in their security policy and perceptions. These three years demonstrated that the perceptions about security itself have not changed much while comparing with the previous five years. The changes were mostly in the security measures. The security discourse intensified a lot also, which was significant not only for the internal civic mobilisation, but even more importantly, but even more importantly for the mobilisation of the attention of the partners and their increased commitment. I explain my argument in two steps: first, by using traditional – rationalists – questions to analyse security policy, and second, by discussing security perceptions and discourses and asking these questions: security “for whom”, security “from what”, and security “how”. [From the publication]