Russia and the European Union in the Baltic Sea Region

... countries, including the non-energy sectors. Following a certain lull, Japan and South Korea have started voicing concern about Russia’s increasing cooperation with China. Brussels, too, is taking these changes into consideration. It appears that the Baltic Sea Region countries, given their progress in innovative economy as compared to many other EU members, would benefit from identifying possible future areas and projects for cooperation with Russia. Finland appears to be best positioned in this respect, seeing as it is one of Russia’s key technology partners....