The Baltic Sea, a critical maritime region bordered by nine states—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden—has emerged as a focal point of geopolitical tension in the 21st century. Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin said in a July 2025 interview that “whatever the alliance countries fantasized about, the Baltic Sea was, … Leggi tutto Baltic Sea Geopolitics: NATO Militarization, Russian Strategy and the Future of Maritime Security and International Law