Baltic Sea
Economy

World Heritage tourist route to unify Baltic countries

The representatives of seven Baltic countries have gathered in Vilnius to create a new unified tourism project to link all the UNESCO World Heritage sites across the Baltic. […]

Russian fighter Su-27 and American reconnaissance aircraft RC-135
CORPORATE

What do Russian provocations in Baltic signal?

The US European Command said last weekend that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet “performed erratic and aggressive maneuvers”, flying within 50 feet of an American RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. […]

Su-24
Defence

Lithuania should use Russian provocations to advance its national security, analyst says

The incidents in the Baltic Sea this week where Russian jets buzzed an American warship were widely reported in the Western media and Lithuania should use the occasion to push for more military support from its NATO allies, according to a Lithuanian analyst. […]

ATACMS missile
CORPORATE

US looks to tip balance of military power in Baltics

Russia‘s intensifying military activities have forced NATO to respond in kind, with the Alliance saying it will conduct more military exercises in Europe, and the United States promising to deploy far more equipment and forces in Europe. In 2017, Washington is setting aside $3.4 billion for Europe’s defence, but this might turn out to be just the tip of the iceberg. […]