In spite of early examples of successful defence cooperation in the 1990s, the Baltic states currently compete for Western support rather than pushing for greater defence integration.
Despite having a Western-orientated strategic culture, Georgia’s foreign policy behaviour is also being influenced by other geopolitical and cultural factors.
Latvia is one of several European countries where debates on integrating women in the armed forces is an important dimension of contemporary approaches to conscription.
Our assumptions about our own rationality and the adversary’s illogically affect our ability to conduct sound analysis and thus undermine effective policymaking.
Assumptions about creating a ‘home away from home’ for those on overseas deployments can undermine operational efficiency and misrepresent the attitudes of those deployed.