This study aims to see the response of the Baltic countries in dealing with the Russia-Ukraine conflict through their foreign policies, where these countries are part of the European Union. The baltic countries also felt a significant impact due to the heating up of relations between the two countries. The Baltic states consisting of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia gave some of their responses to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict by strengthening cooperative relations with NATO. This response is a form of the security dilemma experienced by the Baltic countries. The response of other Baltic countries is also shown by several foreign policies such as stopping the import of Russian gas into their country. Even though their country is very dependent on Russia for their domestic gas energy needs. This dynamic will be discussed in this research using related theories and concepts. This study uses a qualitative method by obtaining data from related sources such as official websites, journals, news portals and official documents from related institutions.

Acquiring an education is one of the Human Rights manifestations. Through education, someone can develop themselves to live a better life. Nowadays, the development of education in Indonesia is unequally distributed. The circumstances where students in urban are easier to access education than students in rural who have difficulty accessing education still exist. Furthermore, education inequality is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that changed the education system towards e-learning. It required students to quickly adapt to these conditions, although they are not ready to deal with them. West Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has been implemented e-learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It causes educational inequality. Indirectly, the COVID-19 pandemic has divided students into several social classes due to their ability to access e-learning. Even though, education is a fundamental right for all human beings. This research dissected West Sumatra as the object of research. This aims to determine the extent of educational inequality that occurred in West Sumatra due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This research was uncovered by the concept of Marxism to articulate the educational inequality in West Sumatra during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research provides solutions based on the concept of capacity building, namely the establishment of The Education Care Community as a facilitator for students along West Sumatra to access education easily in the post-COVID times. This is done to realize equality of education for all students.