The Dynamics of Cooperation in the Wider Baltic Region

A shift in Europe is increasing pressure on the European Union and NATO. These pressures are contributing to a growing trend of regionalization, or the intensification of cooperation in smaller regional groupings, within these two blocs. One of the most important of these potential groupings is centered in the Baltic region. Though there are numerous challenges to the emergence of a more consolidated group in the region, several recent events indicate that regionalization is likely to intensify in the coming years.