Baltic Sea
Brackish sea
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Economic hub
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Geopolitics
Hanseatic League
Lifeline
Middle Ages
Napoleonic Wars
NATO
Northern Europe
Poland-Lithuania
Political hub
Russia
Seafaring
Second World War
Swedish Empire
The Great War
The Second World War
Viking Age
World War 2
World War I
World War II
World War One
World War Two
WW1
WW2
WWI
WWII
Product details
- ISBN 9789189882423
- Dimensions: 230 x 150mm
- Publication Date: 31 Dec 2025
- Publisher: Stolpe Publishing
- Publication City/Country: SE
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Baltic Sea is more than just an inland sea—it is a historical geopolitical stage. From Viking Age seafaring to a NATO-dominated region, this brackish sea has been a lifeline for the peoples and nations of Northern Europe. It has served as a hub for economic and political relations, from the Hanseatic League’s dominance in the Middle Ages to the power struggles of the Swedish Empire, Poland-Lithuania, and Russia, as well as the dramatic shifts brought by the Napoleonic Wars, the two World Wars, and the Cold War. Yet, the Baltic Sea has also been a place of cooperation. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, the region experienced integration and growth—an evolution now once again challenged by new geopolitical tensions. How will the future be shaped by energy flows, climate change, and military strategies?
Peter Haldén, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. Mats Hallenberg is a Professor of history and interested in Nordic political history, from the early modern period to the 1900s. He has been teaching history at Stockholm university since 2001 on undergraduate, masters and doctoral level. Kjell Engelbrekt is a Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University, a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and a member of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.
