Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.

The article scrutinizes Lithuanian foreign policy within the framework of the regional leadership concept first introduced in the early 2000s. The reasons of failure of the first leadership attempt in 2004—2008 are analyzed, as are the reasons behind the revival of the concept in 2010 and onwards. W...

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Main Author: Karabeshkin L.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2015-05-01
Series:Балтийский регион
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Online Access:http://journals.kantiana.ru/upload/iblock/92e/Karabeshkin%20L._19-29.pdf
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description The article scrutinizes Lithuanian foreign policy within the framework of the regional leadership concept first introduced in the early 2000s. The reasons of failure of the first leadership attempt in 2004—2008 are analyzed, as are the reasons behind the revival of the concept in 2010 and onwards. While the overall economy seems to be on the mend and the relationships with the adjacent countries (Poland, mostly) are improving, Lithuanian leadership, argues the author, is still very much a subcontract one: it follows the model of “export democracy”, has a narrow agenda and is implicitly geared towards curtailing the influence of its eastern neighbor. The escalation of violence and further development of social and economic crisis in Ukrane make a European-style reform (where Lithuania is a selfproclaimed expert) even less relevant, and confrontational rhetoric towards Russia may lead to economic losses and contribute to rising political tension in the region.
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spelling doaj.art-4c0b60ddbf0e47dc9ff1afa6aec8ad5d2023-01-02T05:10:32ZrusImmanuel Kant Baltic Federal UniversityБалтийский регион2074-98482015-05-012192910.5922/2074-9848-2015-2-2Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.Karabeshkin L. The article scrutinizes Lithuanian foreign policy within the framework of the regional leadership concept first introduced in the early 2000s. The reasons of failure of the first leadership attempt in 2004—2008 are analyzed, as are the reasons behind the revival of the concept in 2010 and onwards. While the overall economy seems to be on the mend and the relationships with the adjacent countries (Poland, mostly) are improving, Lithuanian leadership, argues the author, is still very much a subcontract one: it follows the model of “export democracy”, has a narrow agenda and is implicitly geared towards curtailing the influence of its eastern neighbor. The escalation of violence and further development of social and economic crisis in Ukrane make a European-style reform (where Lithuania is a selfproclaimed expert) even less relevant, and confrontational rhetoric towards Russia may lead to economic losses and contribute to rising political tension in the region.http://journals.kantiana.ru/upload/iblock/92e/Karabeshkin%20L._19-29.pdfLithuainiaforeign policyregional leadershipPost-Soviet spaceenergy securityRussian-Lithuanian relations
spellingShingle Karabeshkin L.
Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.
Балтийский регион
Lithuainia
foreign policy
regional leadership
Post-Soviet space
energy security
Russian-Lithuanian relations
title Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.
title_full Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.
title_fullStr Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.
title_full_unstemmed Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.
title_short Odinokoe liderstvo Litvy 2.0.
title_sort odinokoe liderstvo litvy 2 0
topic Lithuainia
foreign policy
regional leadership
Post-Soviet space
energy security
Russian-Lithuanian relations
url http://journals.kantiana.ru/upload/iblock/92e/Karabeshkin%20L._19-29.pdf
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