1. On March 29, 2004, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined NATO. A little over a year later, on September 15, 2005, a Russian fighter jet intruded into the Lithuanian airspace and crashed on Lithuania's territory.
This incident prompted a debate in these states about a belated response from NATO and the commitment of their NATO allies to the Baltic security.
2. How does this incident "fit" into the structural theories we have discussed - (neo)realism and Neo-liberalism?
3. What view do these theories offer regarding NATO's future?
4. Which of these theories is superior in explaining both this incident and the future of NATO?
5. Are the explanations drawn from these structural theories immune from drawbacks? If not, 6. what can remedy them? Explain. Summarize event and answer each subsequent question (2-6) in 1-2 paragraphs.