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main obstacle to a further expansion of the alliance thus far has been Riissia which strongly opposes NATO membersliip of the Baltic States and Ukrainę.

Rnssia - in most cases Russia is determined as a tlireat

Conclusion:

security community will not develop through threats but through sliared values, responsiveness, new behaviour and joint frameworks. Clearly, the Baltic Region has been exposed to violence, often brought to the region rather than emerging from within. Particularly, relationships between the major actors in tlie region (Germany, Poland, Russia) and their counterparts (e.g. Britain and France) have been important. Nonę the less, in a long-term perspective the Baltic Region has been heading towards what Deutsch would label “a security community”.