Avoiding War: How Should Northern Europe Respond to the US-Russian Rivalry?
Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Northern Europe has increasingly aligned its national defence arrangements with the United States and NATO. This contrasts with the Cold War period, when Sweden and Finland were neutral, and Norway and Denmark put self-imposed restraints on their NATO mem...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a2aa725bfd474862b7060b0f2cc33265 2023-05-15T14:21:30+02:00 Avoiding War: How Should Northern Europe Respond to the US-Russian Rivalry? Tormod Heier 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v9.1218 https://doaj.org/article/a2aa725bfd474862b7060b0f2cc33265 EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/1218/2863 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v9.1218 https://doaj.org/article/a2aa725bfd474862b7060b0f2cc33265 Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 9, Iss 0, Pp 267-286 (2018) Security military Norway Russia United States NATO Sweden Finland Law K article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v9.1218 2022-12-31T08:43:49Z Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Northern Europe has increasingly aligned its national defence arrangements with the United States and NATO. This contrasts with the Cold War period, when Sweden and Finland were neutral, and Norway and Denmark put self-imposed restraints on their NATO memberships. Providing Northern Europe with a stable “buffer” between East and West, this so-called Nordic balance kept the United States and Soviet Union at an arm’s length. Since 2014 however, Northern Europe has de facto slid from “buffer” to “springboard” for US forces. This slide may counter Russian assertiveness, but there is also reason to argue that it may increase regional tension and unpredictability. If so, this may leave the entire region with less rather than more security. Using the case of Norway, it is argued that too close an alignment with NATO may have accelerated Norway’s role as a “springboard” for US forces. This is because cost-intensive reforms needed to accommodate US expectations abroad have also exacerbated critical vulnerabilities at home. Increased dependency on US forces thereby makes difficult the balance between deterrence and restraint vis-à-vis Russia. Responsible Editor: Øyvind Ravna, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Tromsø Arctic University of Norway UiT The Arctic University of Norway Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Tromsø Arctic Review on Law and Politics 9 0 267 |
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Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Northern Europe has increasingly aligned its national defence arrangements with the United States and NATO. This contrasts with the Cold War period, when Sweden and Finland were neutral, and Norway and Denmark put self-imposed restraints on their NATO memberships. Providing Northern Europe with a stable “buffer” between East and West, this so-called Nordic balance kept the United States and Soviet Union at an arm’s length. Since 2014 however, Northern Europe has de facto slid from “buffer” to “springboard” for US forces. This slide may counter Russian assertiveness, but there is also reason to argue that it may increase regional tension and unpredictability. If so, this may leave the entire region with less rather than more security. Using the case of Norway, it is argued that too close an alignment with NATO may have accelerated Norway’s role as a “springboard” for US forces. This is because cost-intensive reforms needed to accommodate US expectations abroad have also exacerbated critical vulnerabilities at home. Increased dependency on US forces thereby makes difficult the balance between deterrence and restraint vis-à-vis Russia. Responsible Editor: Øyvind Ravna, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway |
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Avoiding War: How Should Northern Europe Respond to the US-Russian Rivalry? |
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