Introduction: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the World

Week 1 (September 26): Intro to Baltic Politics & Society Today

Thurs, Sep 26: Introduction. Baltic Politics and Society Today: Where’s the news?

• Daunis Auers, Comparative Politics, “Introduction” (pages 1-6) [e-book through the UW Library website Links to an external site.]
• United Nations General Assembly General Debate of the 79^th Session Links to an external site. , September 24-28, 2024 [see statements of Estonia Links to an external site., Latvia Links to an external site. & Lithuania Links to an external site.]
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit Public Forum, July 10-11, 2024 Links to an external site.. This was a two-day event.  On Day 1, Please watch presentations by representatives of Estonia (Kallas), Lithuania (Landsbergis) and Latvia (Braže).

Due September 29, Online discussion posts (below): Introduce yourself!  What brings you to UW? What brings you to the class?