On NATO’s Edge: The Baltic States and European Defense

NATO troops, flying the NATO and member countries’ flags, march in Lithuania. E. Ovčarenko via BNS . By Abby Poprocki ‘28 Bordering Russia on the Northeastern edge of Europe, the Baltic States—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—stand in a precarious position between East and West. Since gaining their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, these three nations have strongly aligned themselves with…