Nordic Nonalignment/Neutrality Policies in the 1990s: Implications for U.S. Security

Given that the Cold War has ended, the utility and future form of Finnish and Swedish nonalignment/neutrality policies is open to debate. Nonalignment may continue to be a practical impediment to these countries' involvement in Pan-European political, economic, and security organizations such a...

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Main Author: Recca, Stephen P.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Government and Political Science
Sociology and Law
Defense Systems
*FOREIGN POLICY
EUROPE
UNITED STATES
SYMPOSIA
POLICIES
ORGANIZATIONS
DECISION MAKING
NEUTRAL
SECURITY
THESES
COLD WAR
NORTH(DIRECTION)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
INTERNATIONAL LAW
SWEDEN
FINLAND
PENINSULAS
USSR
*NATIONAL SECURITY
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
NORDIC NONALIGHMENT
NEUTRALITY
POST COLD WAR ERA
Kola Peninsula
kola peninsula
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA242410
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Summary:Given that the Cold War has ended, the utility and future form of Finnish and Swedish nonalignment/neutrality policies is open to debate. Nonalignment may continue to be a practical impediment to these countries' involvement in Pan-European political, economic, and security organizations such as the European Community and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. The proximity of Sweden and Finland to the Soviet Union, and in particular to the strategic assets on the Kola Peninsula also will be a factor in future Nordic security decisions. If Sweden and Finland remain outside the collective European framework, the United States will have to recognize the distinct nature of Nordic policy and negotiate bilaterally to ensure continued access to its interests in the High North. This thesis examines the foreign policy challenges facing the Scandinavian neutrals in the 1990s. To that end, four sub-topics are analyzed: the development of neutrality in international law and its impact on modern foreign policy; historical inputs in Swedish and Finnish national interest; regional interests which affect policy decision- making; and, Swedish/Finnish interests in the evolving European order. The concluding sections provide an appraisal of U.S. strategic interests in the region determined from the outlook for neutrality policies in Sweden and Finland.

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