Towards Nordic peace: a small state approach
Five of the eight member states of the Arctic Council are typically defined as small: The Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The focus of this article is on Nordic cooperation, its historical context and regards to present and future tasks and challenges. The Nordics hold a dif...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:099adb767b6f4d2daa603137506236cc 2023-05-15T14:30:48+02:00 Towards Nordic peace: a small state approach Margrét Cela 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/099adb767b6f4d2daa603137506236cc EN FI eng fin The Geographical Society of Northern Finland https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75949 https://doaj.org/toc/1238-2086 https://doaj.org/toc/2736-9722 1238-2086 2736-9722 https://doaj.org/article/099adb767b6f4d2daa603137506236cc Nordia Geographical Publications, Vol 40, Iss 4 (2011) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T20:29:11Z Five of the eight member states of the Arctic Council are typically defined as small: The Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The focus of this article is on Nordic cooperation, its historical context and regards to present and future tasks and challenges. The Nordics hold a different position in the Arctic as two of them – The Kingdom of Denmark and Norway are Arctic coastal states like Canada, Russia and the USA, and, thus, belong to the Arctic five, whereas Finland, Iceland and Sweden do not. To explore the possibilities the Nordics have to influence the security development, security is divided in to categories: hard and soft. The main conclusions are that the Nordics are more likely to find a common ground for cooperation in soft security, where the issues of sovereignty and military matters are less likely to create complications. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Norway |
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Five of the eight member states of the Arctic Council are typically defined as small: The Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The focus of this article is on Nordic cooperation, its historical context and regards to present and future tasks and challenges. The Nordics hold a different position in the Arctic as two of them – The Kingdom of Denmark and Norway are Arctic coastal states like Canada, Russia and the USA, and, thus, belong to the Arctic five, whereas Finland, Iceland and Sweden do not. To explore the possibilities the Nordics have to influence the security development, security is divided in to categories: hard and soft. The main conclusions are that the Nordics are more likely to find a common ground for cooperation in soft security, where the issues of sovereignty and military matters are less likely to create complications. |
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