The Shadow In The East Vladimir Putin And The New Baltic Front 1st Edition Aliide Naylor by Aliide Naylor 9781786726384, 9781786736444, 1786726386, 1786736446 instant download after payment.

The Baltics are about to be thrust onto the world stage. With a
'belligerent' Vladimir Putin to their east (and 'expansionist' NATO to
their west), Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are increasingly the
subject of unsettling headlines in both Western and Russian media. But
how real are these fears, subject as they are to media embellishment,
qualification and denial by both Russia and the West? What do they
mean for those living in the Baltics - and for the world?
Based
on her extensive research and work as a journalist, Aliide Naylor
takes us inside the geopoltitics of the region. Travelling to the heart
of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania she explores modernity in the region
that birthed Skype, investigates smuggling and reports of troop
movements in the borderlands, and explains the countries' unique
cultural identities. Naylor tells us why the Baltics matter, arguing
persuasively that this region is about to become the new frontline in
the political struggle between East and West.