Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine
The changed security environment in Europe with the outbreak of the War in Ukraine has radically affected defence postures and spending in neighbouring countries, not least in Sweden, which has abandoned its neutrality stance for the first time in 200 years. This research explores whether the develo...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/77331 2024-06-23T07:55:06+00:00 Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine Finlan, Alastair 2024-06-05 application/pdf https://jmss.org/article/view/77331 eng eng Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies https://jmss.org/article/view/77331/57471 https://jmss.org/article/view/77331 Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Military and Strategic Studies Journal of Military and Strategic Studies; Vol. 23 No. 2 1488-559X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article 2024 ftunivcalgaryojs 2024-06-10T14:12:48Z The changed security environment in Europe with the outbreak of the War in Ukraine has radically affected defence postures and spending in neighbouring countries, not least in Sweden, which has abandoned its neutrality stance for the first time in 200 years. This research explores whether the development of a society-based resistance capability would augment Sweden’s total defence posture and increase its ability to defend itself in the short term as it rebuilds its conventional forces. It draws upon historical examples of successful resistance organisations such as the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the Second World War to inform the discussion and concludes that creating a society-based resistance capability would greatly enhance Sweden’s defence posture as well as complement the long-term development of its conventional forces as they prepare to join the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
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The changed security environment in Europe with the outbreak of the War in Ukraine has radically affected defence postures and spending in neighbouring countries, not least in Sweden, which has abandoned its neutrality stance for the first time in 200 years. This research explores whether the development of a society-based resistance capability would augment Sweden’s total defence posture and increase its ability to defend itself in the short term as it rebuilds its conventional forces. It draws upon historical examples of successful resistance organisations such as the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the Second World War to inform the discussion and concludes that creating a society-based resistance capability would greatly enhance Sweden’s defence posture as well as complement the long-term development of its conventional forces as they prepare to join the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). |
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Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine |
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Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine |
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Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine |
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Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine |
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Resistance and the Modern State: Exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for Sweden in the shadow of the War in Ukraine |
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resistance and the modern state: exploring a society-based resistance capability pathway for sweden in the shadow of the war in ukraine |
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Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies |
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