Baltic States Defence and Security the Unhappy Reality

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Baltic States Defence and Security - the Unhappy
Reality

• Glen Grant
• Former Defence Attaché Helsinki, Tallinn and
  Riga,
• And NATO liaison officer in the Balkans

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What did we expect ?
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What we got!
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But we were warned life would be rough!
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The Baltic Sea Area Reality

• Baltic military co-operation a damp squid and
  little else.
• Estonia militarily proud, arrogant and hopelessly
  out of touch. Still thinking in 1914.
• Lithuania trying really hard but politically
  wants more than it can afford
• Finland grappling with history and Tarja
  Halonen would fight if they were allowed Army
  now going stale
• Sweden Air Force and Navy good but Army living
  in a military fantasy world untouched by reality
• Poland perhaps the only regional military hope

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So where does this place Latvia?
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What to do?