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Latvian Analyst: Unity of Baltic States a Myth
The concept of Baltic unity is an illusion or a myth. The Baltics stood united only as long as they had a common enemy in Soviet totalitarianism, finds Juris Rozenvalds, Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Latvia.
In his presentation at the Kaliningrad International Summer School titled "Russia and the EU: New Institutions, New Elites, New Configurations," Rozenvalds said that upon regaining independence, the Baltic States became competitors like they had been in the 1920s and 1930s, reported rus.delfi.lv.
According to Rozenvalds, the three nations have kept up appearances of polite formal relations and friendship, but there is no consensus to be found in other areas, as demonstrated by the squabble between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the construction site of a proposed liquified gas storage facility.
"Even though the Baltic States are small in size, they differ from each other a lot in historical terms as well as in terms of the problems they face today," argued Rozenvalds.
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