Between Russia and europe
Journal: LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
Year: 2023

Thirty years after the restauration of their independence,Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are now members of theEuropean Union and demonstrate little affinity withRussia, heir to the USSR. What is the role identity discoursesin their foreign policy choices? We argue that Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania define their national identities – andtherefore the thrust of their foreign policies – accordingto a logic of triangular attraction and repulsion towardsRussia and Europe. Based on the Self/Other dicho