NATO’s presence in the Baltic states – reassurance of allies or deterrence for Russia? OSW COMMENTARY Number 169, 29.04.2015 2015-04-29 [PDF]
In late March and early April, the US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) held an exercise in Estonia, during which US F-16s destroyed ground targets in an Estonian firing range.
Gotkowska, Justyna
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Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Fiscal federalism in the Baltic countries [PDF]
In the democratic societies local government handles many functions typical of the welfare states. The relationships between central government and local municipalities are complex and concern very many different, particularly socially sensitive aspects.
Trasberg, Viktor
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Abstract In the summer of 1919, W. T. Goode, the Manchester Guardian’s special correspondent in Russia and the Baltic, was arrested in the Estonian capital Tallinn and briefly detained aboard a British warship. Goode's detention caused a furore, leading to accusations of kidnap, heated commentary in the press and questions in parliament.
Colin Storer
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Risk factors for development of personal protective equipment induced headache: e-survey of medical staff in Baltic states. [PDF]
Jokubaitis M +9 more
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European integration and EU eastward enlargement process in international trade: using a gravity approach for exploring bilateral trade flows [PDF]
The paper is going to give an overview of the comparative evaluation of the Baltic Sea region countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, Russia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) competitiveness based on various methodological approaches ...
Paas, Tiiu
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The Role of Banks in the Transmission of Monetary Policy in the Baltics [PDF]
The paper empirically investigates the monetary transmission mechanism in the Baltic States. The analysis of the transmission channels through which monetary policy shocks are transmitted is particularly important for the European Central Bank that makes
Grote, Matthias +2 more
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Geographic Patterns of Head Morphology in Syngnathus typhle Across Marine Regions
Morphometric analysis of Syngnathus typhle head shape shows distinct geographic patterns across Baltic, North, Atlantic, and Mediterranean marine regions, driven by variation in snout length, head depth, and eye position. Findings provide a non‐invasive baseline for conservation monitoring.
Miriam Ravisato +16 more
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Cervical Cancer in the Baltic States: Can Intelligent and Personalized Cancer Screening Change the Situation? [PDF]
Stankūnas M +9 more
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