Browsing by Author "Mikelsaar, Anniki"

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    China in the Baltic States – from a Cause of Hope to Anxiety
    (Rīga Stradiņš University, 2022) Andžāns, Māris; Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Una Aleksandra; Kante, Justīne; Mačikėnaitė, Vida; Mikelsaar, Anniki; Andžāns, Māris; Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Una Aleksandra
    The publication assesses the perception and the role of the People’s Republic of China (China) in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, with the emphasis on the implications of China for the national security of the three states and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Following a review of three decades of bilateral engagement between each of the Baltic states and China, the publication offers an analysis of the results from nationally representative surveys on Baltic attitudes toward China.
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    Estonia and China: Changing role, Perceptions, and Security Implications
    (Rīga Stradiņš University, 2022) Mikelsaar, Anniki; University of Oxford
    The chapter gives an overview of the changing Sino-Estonian relations from the consolidation of diplomatic ties in 1991 until the present. It examines the security implications these ties have started to pose for Estonia and NATO, while underlining the relative insignificance of the bilateral China-Estonia financial and trade ties. Analysing public opinion polls, this chapter outlines the risk that perceptions of China may become increasingly divergent between Estonian and non-Estonian speakers, with the former perceiving China as more of a threat than the latter. This might translate into a future security implication from the standpoint of domestic cohesiveness. Taking into account imminent risks, including Chinese surveillance technology on Estonia’s border crossings, and dubious infrastructure projects still in air, such as the Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel in the Gulf of Finland, the suggestion is made for the Estonian government to start formulating its independent China strategy, to map out the remaining areas for cooperation, and draw the boundaries where collaboration can no longer take place.