Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg

The Baltic States and the neighboring Russian exclave of Kaliningrad are widely regarded as the most dangerous potential flashpoint for a direct war between NATO and Russia; partly for genuine strategic reasons, and partly because of the intense paranoia at work on both sides. The U.S. administration needs to engage urgently and intensively to reduce tension in the region.This tension has spiraled upwards in recent days as a result of Ukrainian drones crossing the Baltic States on their way to a...