way of introduction - why regionalization?; the sharp angles of Baltic independence; culture and identity in the Baltic Sea region; the Baltic Sea area - an international resource region and a test case for regionalism?; prospects for energy cooperation around the Baltic Rim; environmental security and the Baltic Sea region; naval arms control and disarmament in the Baltic Sea region; disarmament and conversion in the Baltic Sea Region - problems and prospects; conversion, peace research and cooperation in the Baltic Sea region - what the links might be; regional cooperation and regimes around the Baltic Rim; regionalization in the Baltic Sea area - actors and policies; map of the Baltic Sea area.