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THE MUST-READ ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLASHPOINT & A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR - chosen by PETER FRANKOPAN. 'Fascinating ... essential reading' Helen Thompson'Alarming and uplifting' John KampfnerThe Baltic will decide the course of the West in the coming years.These nine borderlands are not only the historical battleground of Russian aggression; they are also a factory of ideas for how to revive Europe. Shaped by the past one hundred years, each Baltic country offers lessons in adaptability, hope and prosperity in an era of instability.Innovation in Estonia, patience in Finland, resilience in Poland, even poetry in Latvia: with their tumultuous pasts and exposed geography, these poorly understood frontline states are reconfiguring the balance of power around the heart of Eurasia. From pioneering environmental initiatives and world-leading innovations in technology to ever-growing economies, from tackling disinformation to tempering the populist right, the Baltic states are now key to understanding how political events might unfold in the coming years.Blending history, politics and reportage, this is the first book to explain why these are some of our most imaginative allies, yet most of us know so little about them. Interviewing prime ministers, presidents, generals, intelligence officers, business leaders and ordinary people, Oliver Moody traces the extraordinary emergence of a new fulcrum of great-power rivalry. But the real reason we need to understand them is that their fate is ours.'Magnificent ... As exciting to read as it is important' Peter Frankopan

THE MUST-READ BOOK ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLASHPOINTA BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, THE SPECTATOR AND DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Magnificent ... As exciting to read as it is important' Peter Frankopan'Fascinating ... essential reading' Helen Thompson'Alarming and uplifting' John KampfnerThe Baltic will decide the course of the West in the coming years.These nine borderlands are not only the historical battleground of Russian aggression; they are also a factory of ideas for how to revive Europe. Shaped by the past one hundred years, each Baltic country offers lessons in adaptability, hope and prosperity in an era of instability.Innovation in Estonia, patience in Finland, resilience in Poland, even poetry in Latvia: with their tumultuous pasts and exposed geography, these poorly understood frontline states are reconfiguring the balance of power around the heart of Eurasia. From pioneering environmental initiatives and world-leading innovations in technology to ever-growing economies, from tackling disinformation to tempering the populist right, the Baltic states are now key to understanding how political events might unfold in the coming years.Blending history, politics and reportage, this is the first book to explain why these are some of our most imaginative allies, yet most of us know so little about them. Interviewing prime ministers, presidents, generals, intelligence officers, business leaders and ordinary people, Oliver Moody traces the extraordinary emergence of a new fulcrum of great-power rivalry. But the real reason we need to understand them is that their fate is ours.

THE MUST-READ BOOK ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLASHPOINTA BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, THE SPECTATOR AND DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Magnificent ... As exciting to read as it is important' Peter Frankopan'Fascinating ... essential reading' Helen Thompson'Alarming and uplifting' John KampfnerThe Baltic will decide the course of the West in the coming years.These nine borderlands are not only the historical battleground of Russian aggression; they are also a factory of ideas for how to revive Europe. Shaped by the past one hundred years, each Baltic country offers lessons in adaptability, hope and prosperity in an era of instability.Innovation in Estonia, patience in Finland, resilience in Poland, even poetry in Latvia: with their tumultuous pasts and exposed geography, these poorly understood frontline states are reconfiguring the balance of power around the heart of Eurasia. From pioneering environmental initiatives and world-leading innovations in technology to ever-growing economies, from tackling disinformation to tempering the populist right, the Baltic states are now key to understanding how political events might unfold in the coming years.Blending history, politics and reportage, this is the first book to explain why these are some of our most imaginative allies, yet most of us know so little about them. Interviewing prime ministers, presidents, generals, intelligence officers, business leaders and ordinary people, Oliver Moody traces the extraordinary emergence of a new fulcrum of great-power rivalry. But the real reason we need to understand them is that their fate is ours.

»Die Ostsee ist Zentrum eines Spiels, das über das morgige Europa entscheiden wird.« Oliver MoodyDie Zeit der europäischen Ostseestaaten ist angebrochen: Finnland, Schweden, Dänemark, Deutschland, Polen, Estland, Lettland, Litauen. Als neuer Gegenpol Russlands bestimmen sie über die Zukunft Europas. Oliver Moody entwirft fesselnd das Panorama einer politisch zu lange unterschätzten Region. Mehr denn je braucht der Westen nun ihre Perspektiven.Mit dem Angriffskrieg Russlands auf die Ukraine hat sich die geopolitische Lage bedrohlich verändert: Putin ist im Konflikt mit dem gesamten Westen und greift bereits nach der Ostsee. Die USA unter Donald Trump verschärft die Lage bedrohlich. Es kommt nun auf die acht europäischen Anrainerstaaten an, die Probleme des Kontinents zu bewältigen und wichtige Bündnisse untereinander einzugehen. Mit tiefem Verständnis erkundet Oliver Moody diese neuerliche Konfliktzone, um ihre akuten Gefahren, politischen Möglichkeiten und vielschichtigen Beziehungen zu verstehen. Durch viele Begegnungen und Gespräche mit Experten, Politikerinnen, hochrangigen Militärs und Bürgerinnen entwickelt er ein feines Gespür für die Geschichte, Strategien und Perspektiven dieser Länder. Auf die Fragen, wie die Ressourcen demokratischer Gesellschaften angesichts andauernder Unsicherheit mobilisiert werden können, findet Moody die dringend benötigten Antworten. Das Buch zur Zeitenwende – mit einem exklusiven Zusatzkapitel zu den deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen.»Großartig. Ein herausragendes Buch, das die große Bedeutung der Ostseeregion unterstreicht und ebenso spannend zu lesen ist.«Peter Frankopan, Historiker und Autor»Ein brillant geschriebenes Buch ... Moody führt uns durch die Ostseeregion und zeigt, wie sie die Frontlinie in der Konfrontation mit Wladimir Putin markiert und wie viel uns die Kenntnis darüber lehren kann.«Brendan Simms, Historiker und Autor »Oliver Moodys klares und zugängliches Buch wirft Licht auf einen der wichtigsten, aber am wenigsten verstandenen Orte in Europa. ›Konfliktzone Ostsee‹ ist ein Meisterwerk, das es vermag, die schwindelerregende Komplexität der Region in einen fesselnden Pageturner zu verwandeln.«Katja Hoyer, Historikerin und Autorin