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Geopolitics in the Baltic Sea Region: the "Zeitenwende" in the context of critical maritime infrastructure, escalation threats and the German willingness to lead
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Due to its strategic immensity and opportunities for covert action, the maritime domain has become the most prominent arena of modern-day great power rivalry. In the shadow of this confrontation and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Baltic Sea is now the focus of geopolitical intere... mehr
Due to its strategic immensity and opportunities for covert action, the maritime domain has become the most prominent arena of modern-day great power rivalry. In the shadow of this confrontation and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Baltic Sea is now the focus of geopolitical interest and conflict. An expression of this is the increase in hybrid activities, from acts of sabotage to the use of unidentified drones. For the Western states of the Baltic Sea region in particular, all of this highlights their dependence on fossil resources, critical maritime infrastructure, and secure trade routes. In response to the war against Ukraine and Russian naval activity in the Baltic Sea, littoral states have placed their militaries on heightened readiness. In the midst of this crisis situation, NATO allies and future allies remain locked in an unnecessary dispute over force dispositions, new structures and leadership roles. As a result, there is little sign of the German "Zeitenwende" in the Baltic Sea region. (Autorenreferat)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Ostseeraum; internationale Sicherheit; Sicherheitspolitik; Wirkung; Auswirkung; Russland; Ukraine; Krieg; Bedrohung
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
regionale strategische Konzeption; Ostsee; regionale internationale Sicherheit; regionale Sicherheitspolitik von Staaten; militärische Bedrohungsanalyse
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Erscheinungsort
Berlin
Seitenangabe
8 S.
Schriftenreihe
SWP Comment, 9/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023C09
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung