Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality?
Sweden and Finland obtain a special position within NATO strategy towards neutral states. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the background and perspectives for Sweden and Finland to join NATO in the 1990s - 2000s. This issue appeared on the top of agenda after these countries had entered the EU...
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ftssoar:oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/60940 2023-05-15T15:18:53+02:00 Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? Boldyreva, Slavyana Yu. Boldyrev, Roman Yu. 2019-01-04T15:51:20Z https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/60940 https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2018.6.11 unknown RUS 1998-9938 https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/60940 https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2018.6.11 Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 Blauer Verlag Blue Publisher CC-BY Science Journal of Volgograd State University: History - Area Studies - International Relations 23 6 145-153 Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Political science International relations Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Entwicklungspolitik Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy International Politics Foreign Affairs Development Policy NATO Schweden Finnland Neutralität Außenpolitik Verteidigungspolitik Militärpolitik EU europäische Zusammenarbeit Sweden Finland neutrality foreign policy defense policy military policy European cooperation 10500 Zeitschriftenartikel journal article 2019 ftssoar https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2018.6.11 2022-12-13T22:04:18Z Sweden and Finland obtain a special position within NATO strategy towards neutral states. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the background and perspectives for Sweden and Finland to join NATO in the 1990s - 2000s. This issue appeared on the top of agenda after these countries had entered the EU, and right after the Baltic states became members of NATO. Finland started to distant itself from Russia in 1990-1992, right after recognizing itself free from military and technical limitations set in the Peace treaty signed in 1947 and gaining an ability to arrange political and military alliances with other countries. Joining the Alliance has first appeared on the Finnish political agenda in the first half of the 1990s, though the political elite of Finland defining its practical relations with NATO also took into consideration the position of Russia since both countries had a long joint terrestrial border and close economic relations. Sweden started revising its foreign policy vector in 1991. The governing elite had an active discussion which ended with a compromise decision on preserving the neutral status of the country alongside with enforcing its defensive capacities. Since 1992, Finland and Sweden became participants of various agreements with NATO. Their armed forces and armaments systems have adopted the NATO standards, and have been working out their practical interaction during the joint military maneuvers and within Partnership for Peace program. In 2009 Nordic defense cooperation emerged, including three NATO participants - Iceland, Norway and Denmark. In April 2014 they signed an agreement on close military cooperation. Results: We can state without any doubt that Finland and Sweden would join NATO only when they face a real threat towards themselves. Russian policy in the region can be a trigger for that. After Crimea annexed Russia, the amount of advocates of joining NATO increased. Nevertheless, they still remain a minority. In this situation a referendum on joining NATO appears to have no ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Iceland SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository Arctic Norway Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Serija 4. Istorija. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija 6 145 153 |
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Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Political science International relations Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Entwicklungspolitik Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy International Politics Foreign Affairs Development Policy NATO Schweden Finnland Neutralität Außenpolitik Verteidigungspolitik Militärpolitik EU europäische Zusammenarbeit Sweden Finland neutrality foreign policy defense policy military policy European cooperation 10500 |
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Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Political science International relations Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Entwicklungspolitik Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy International Politics Foreign Affairs Development Policy NATO Schweden Finnland Neutralität Außenpolitik Verteidigungspolitik Militärpolitik EU europäische Zusammenarbeit Sweden Finland neutrality foreign policy defense policy military policy European cooperation 10500 Boldyreva, Slavyana Yu. Boldyrev, Roman Yu. Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Political science International relations Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Entwicklungspolitik Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy International Politics Foreign Affairs Development Policy NATO Schweden Finnland Neutralität Außenpolitik Verteidigungspolitik Militärpolitik EU europäische Zusammenarbeit Sweden Finland neutrality foreign policy defense policy military policy European cooperation 10500 |
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Sweden and Finland obtain a special position within NATO strategy towards neutral states. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the background and perspectives for Sweden and Finland to join NATO in the 1990s - 2000s. This issue appeared on the top of agenda after these countries had entered the EU, and right after the Baltic states became members of NATO. Finland started to distant itself from Russia in 1990-1992, right after recognizing itself free from military and technical limitations set in the Peace treaty signed in 1947 and gaining an ability to arrange political and military alliances with other countries. Joining the Alliance has first appeared on the Finnish political agenda in the first half of the 1990s, though the political elite of Finland defining its practical relations with NATO also took into consideration the position of Russia since both countries had a long joint terrestrial border and close economic relations. Sweden started revising its foreign policy vector in 1991. The governing elite had an active discussion which ended with a compromise decision on preserving the neutral status of the country alongside with enforcing its defensive capacities. Since 1992, Finland and Sweden became participants of various agreements with NATO. Their armed forces and armaments systems have adopted the NATO standards, and have been working out their practical interaction during the joint military maneuvers and within Partnership for Peace program. In 2009 Nordic defense cooperation emerged, including three NATO participants - Iceland, Norway and Denmark. In April 2014 they signed an agreement on close military cooperation. Results: We can state without any doubt that Finland and Sweden would join NATO only when they face a real threat towards themselves. Russian policy in the region can be a trigger for that. After Crimea annexed Russia, the amount of advocates of joining NATO increased. Nevertheless, they still remain a minority. In this situation a referendum on joining NATO appears to have no ... |
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Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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Political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the Arctic region to NATO in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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political discussions on admission of neutral countries of the arctic region to nato in the 1990s - 2000s: inclusion or a limited neutrality? |
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