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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Lithuanian foreign policy by employing the theory of small states and the agent-perspective to assess how President Dalia Grybauskait impacted Lithuanian foreign policy in 2009-2019 and which, in turn, could affect changes in international structures. The book is based on original interviews with Grybauskait and all her foreign policy advisors, as well as other Lithuanian diplomats and Ministers of Foreign Affairs. In addition to providing an important case study of Lithuanian foreign policy, this monograph also discusses the impact an agent formulating and executing small-state foreign policy may have on the 'grand structures' of international relations, such as the EU and NATO. For its investigation of the mutual relationship between agent and structure, this monograph draws on the literature on foreign policy analysis (FPA) and asks questions about the extent to which a particular leader of foreign policy may determine a specific policy decision or outcome.
This book will be of particular interest to students of the Baltic region and Russia-Baltic relations, as well as to political scientists and researchers interested in FPA literature, and small-state security.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction PART I Chapter 2. Theoretical Background: Structures, Agents and Small State Strategies in Foreign Policy Chapter 3. Lithuanian Foreign Policy Process and the Role of the President PART II Chapter 4. The Baltic States: Between Cooperation and Competition Chapter 5. Russia: The Reset that Never Was Chapter 6. Relations with the USA: CIA Prison, Defensive Plans, Obama, and Trump Chapter 7. Relationship Status with Poland: 'It's Complicated' Chapter 8. Ukraine: The Revolution that Started in Vilnius Chapter 9. The European Union and the Search for Leadership: from the Nordic Countries to Germany Chapter 10. Relationship with Israel Chapter 11. Conclusions: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Changes and Grybauskait 's Legacy
About the author
Dr. Tomas Janeli¿nas has been a full-time professor at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS), Vilnius University, since 2015.
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Lithuanian foreign policy by employing the theory of small states and the agent-perspective to assess how President Dalia Grybauskaite impacted Lithuanian foreign policy in 2009-2019 and could affect changes in international structures.
