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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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/75949 2023-05-15T14:22:47+02:00 Towards Nordic peace: a small state approach Cela, Margrét 2011-01-01 application/pdf https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75949 eng eng The Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75949/37324 https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75949 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 40 No 4: NGP Yearbook 2011: Sustainable development in the Arctic region through peace and stability; 57-66 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 40 Nro 4: NGP Yearbook 2011: Sustainable development in the Arctic region through peace and stability; 57-66 2736-9722 1238-2086 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 fttsvojs 2021-03-31T22:48:00Z 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 Arctic Council Arctic Iceland Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online 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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