The Baltic Sea region after the Ukraine crisis and Trump : a Russian perspective

This DIIS Report identifies Russian national interests in the BSR (Baltic Sea Region) and discusses whether there are continuities and changes in these interests in the post-Crimea era. The Russian discourse on the BSR is explored, including Russian foreign policy schools and official foreign policy and national security doctrines. Different aspects of Moscow's BSR strategy - political, economic, sub-regional, environmental and military - are examined. The chances for Russia's participation in the BSR multilateral cooperative framework are assessed.