Table of Contents
Introduction
Kimmo Kiljunen and Gunnar Lassinantti
6
THE BALTIC SEA REGION IN THE EMENGING
EUROPEAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
Recognising the Complexity of Security
Maciej Plazynski
10
A Common Language for Common Values
Bronislaw Geremek
13
The Baltic Focus in the All-European Security Landscape
Kari Häkämies
16
Closer Collaboration Displaces Conflict
Björn von Sydow
20
Stability and Prosperity: The Baltic Region in the 21st Century
Jüri Luik
24
Foreign Regional Relationships
Berndt Seite
29
National and Regional Input for Indivisible Security
Algirdas Saudargas
33
Latvia and Military Co-operation within the Baltic Sea States
Talavs Jundzis
39
Baltic Sea Security: Achievements and Challenges
Åslaug M. Haga
48
CHANGES IN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC SEA AREA:
TOWARDS A WIDER SECURITY CONCEPT
Poland's Contribution to European Security
Janusz Onyszkiewicz
52
Two Enlargements and a Wider Security Concept
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
56
Interlocking Military Development
and a Broad Security ib the Northern Europe
Arto Nokkala
68
The Possibilities for Principles on Regional Security Co-operation
Jerzy M. Novak
74
Embracing Diversity and Difference
Przemyslaw Grudzinski
78
The Visby Process and the Security Enhancing Co-operation
Anders Bjuner
83
Russia and the Baltic Sea States: Towards a New Agenda
Pavel T. Podlesnyj
88
Lithuania, Nato and European Security
Linas Linkevicius
91
Significance of the Baltic Countries
to Russia's International Policy
Irina Kobrinskaya
94
REGIONAL AND LOCAL ACTORS
IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION:
NEW AVENUES OF CO-OPERATION
Regional Organisations and Security
René Nyberg
101
Russian Island in the Baltic Sea Region
Gennady M. Fedorov
103
Security from Below: Socio-Spatial Consciousness
at the Southern Rim of the Baltic
Dietmar Albrecht
109
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND DEMOCRATIZATION
IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE
Democracy, Economic Development and Macroeconomic Stability
Juhana Vartiainen
117
Discussing New Dimensions of Democracy and Security
Anu Narusk
122
Security and Social Change: EU Enlargement and Social Policies
Johannes Pakaslahti
132
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Challenges Facing the New International Order
Andrzej Towpik
139
Future Perspectives
Marja Granlund
143
Soft Security Priorities
Gerd Tebbe
146
Step by Step - security Building in the Baltic Sea Region
Wieslaw Tarka
148
Programme
151
List of Participants
156