This is the first systematic study of the Stimson Doctrine of
Nonrecognition as applied to Lithuania and the other Baltic States.
The book blends political history, U.S. public policy formulation
and implementation, and international law to present a complete
picture of the development of the Nonrecognition Policy since the
Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940. The book presents the
strengths and practical weaknesses of the policy in the context of
diplomacy and international relations, as well as the difficulties
encountered by Washington in preserving it. Vitas argues that the
Nonrecognition Policy has been an effective one in terms of the
goals and intentions of the Roosevelt and subsequent
administrations.
Following the introduction, the book covers the prelude to
occupation and the incorporation of Lithuania into the USSR. The
next chapter covers the Stimson Doctrine, nonrecognition, and
aspects of international law. The fourth chapter focuses on the
genesis of the U.S. Nonrecognition Policy. Chapter five covers the
political and legal effects of Nonrecognition and offers a detailed
look at the status of the Lithuanian government during this period.
Next, the book covers the wartime politics and discusses the Baltic
and implications for US-USSR relations. After several case studies
that feature the postwar Baltic repatriation and the Simas Kudirka
Incident, the concluding chapter looks at Lithuanian diplomatic
continuity and its political future in the 1990s. This book should
be of interest to academics engaged in research in international
law, public policy, and Soviet-East European studies.
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