Prof. Maria Mälksoo gave an invited talk ‘The Baltic Way of Deterrence’ in the Indiana University Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) lecture series ‘Security across Central Eurasia in the 21st Century: From the Baltic Sea to the Mongolian Steppe’ on 12 November 2025 on Zoom.
This lecture focused on the Baltic ways of practicing deterrence since Russia’s annexation of Crimea: notably in shaping NATO’s deterrence posture in the alliance’s eastern flank, on the one hand, and through the diplomatic pursuits for post-war accountability for Russia and justice for Ukraine, on the other.

