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The Baltic States at Historical Crossroads Latvian Academy of Sciences THE BALTIC STATES AT HISTORICAL CROSSROADS Political, economic, and legal problems and opportunities in the context of international co-operation at the beginning of the 21st century A collection of scholarly articles Second revised and expanded edition Published in memory of Senator August Loeber and on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Professor Dietrich Andre Loeber Edited by Dr. habil. Talavs Jundzis Riga 2001 Contents Introduction to the Second Edition (Talavs Jundzis) 11 In Memory of August Loeber and in Connection with the 75th Anniversary of Dietrich Andre Loeber (Romans Apsltis) 14 Review of Scientific Works Published by August Loeber (Valters Sulcs) 19 An Interview with Dietrich A. Loeber (Egils Levies) 30 In Memory of August Loeber: Photographs and Documents 47 Chapter 1. Integration of the Baltic States in Today's European and World Political, Economic, and Security Structures Juris Viksnins (Washington, D.C.). World Economic Growth and the Baltic States 69 Eduards Bruno Deksnis (Brussels). Baltic Accession to the European Union: Challenge and Opportunity 83 Talavs Jundzis (Riga). The Baltic States, NATO, and the European Security and Defence Identity 114 Justas Vincas Paleckis (London). Three Pillars of Lithuanian Foreign Policy 138 Daina Bleiere (Riga). Co-operation between the Baltic States and the Central European Countries: Problems and Prospects ... 152 Arturs Puga (Riga). The Development of Relations between the Baltic States and Israel 164 Chapter 2. Legal Reforms in the Baltic States in the Context of European Integration Egils Levits (Strasbourg, France). The Latvian and European Union Association Agreement and the Transformation of the Latvian Legal System 179 Heiki Pisuke (Tallinn). The Process of Bringing Estonia's Legal System into Conformity with the European Union's acquis communautaire 191 Juozas Zilys (Vilnius). The New Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania in the Context of the European Law System 208 Contents InetaZiemele (Strasbourg, France). State Continuity, Human Rights, and Nationality in the Baltic States 224 Juris Dreifelds (St. Catharines, Canada). Divergent Paths of the Ombudsman Idea in the Baltic States 249 Kalvis Torgdns (Riga). Commercial Law in the Baltic States 266 Chapter 3. Co-operation Among the Baltic States Edgars Dunsdorfs (Melbourne, Australia). The Baltic States - Common Features and Distinctions 283 Jdnis Stradins (Riga), Dzintra Cebere (Riga). Establishment of an Intellectual Entente in the Baltic States 291 IlgaApine (Riga). Ethnic Policy in the Baltic States 315 Kdrlis Kreslins (Riga). An Opinion on the Military Integration of the Baltic States '. 334 Chapter 4. Efforts at Co-operation and Integration by the Baltic States in the Pre-war Period Marko Lehti (Turku, Finland). Baltic Co-operation after the First World War: Independence through Integration 353 Zigurds L. Zlle (Madison, USA). A Baltic Presence at the League of Nations 367 Aivars Stranga (Riga). Russian and Polish Policies in the Baltic States.from 1933 to 1935 381 Helena Simkuva (Riga). Cultural and Historical Heritage of Baltic Germans in Latvia - Research Results and Prospects 405 Frank Gordon (Telaviv). Pre-war Latvia and the Establishment of the Israeli State 427 Chapter 5. The Baltic States between East and West: Relations with Russia Boris Meissner (Koln, Germany). The Occupation of the Baltic States from a Present-Day Perspective 437 Lubova Zile (Riga). Baltic-Russian Co-operation during the Restoration of Independence (1990 until the 1991 Putsch)... 453 PeerH. Lange (Thaining, Germany). The Russian Factor in the Security Setting of the Baltic Sea Area "..• 466 Dmitri Trenin (Moscow). Russia and the Baltic States: Security Aspects 480 Contents Konstantin Voronov (Moscow). The Baltic Policy of New Russia: A Brief History of the Stormy Decade 491 AtisLejins (Riga). Baltic-Russian Relations: A Reassessment 504 Aksel Kirch (Tallinn). Russians in Contemporary Estonia - Strategies of Integration into the Nation-State 529 Photographs 543 Chapter 6. Baltic States in World Literature and Archives JdnisPenikis (South Bend, USA). Research on Baltic Politics: The Renewal of Baltic Independence and Western Scholarship.. 571 Andrejs Plakans (Ames, USA). The Baltic Region and the Baltic States in Contemporary American Commentary 579 Adolfs Sprudzs (Chicago, USA). Ex iniuria ius non oritur and the Baltic Case: a Brief Western Perspective 589 Wilhelm Lenz (Koblenz, Germany). Archival Treasures - Baltic Collections in the Federal Republic of Germany 602 Inesis Feldmanis (Riga). The Political Activities of Baltic Germans in Latvia 1918-1940: Discussions in the Historical Literature ... 610 Jdnis A. Kreslins (New York, USA). Latvijas Centrdld Padome [The Central Council of Latvia] and the Stockholm Newspaper Latvju Zinas [Latvian News]: Steadfast Believers in a Free and Democratic Latvia 622 Conclusion (Talavs Jundzis) 638 Bibliography (leva Cielava) 645 Index of Persons 685.
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