The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new

This article explores Sweden´s defence and security policies in view of old and new geopolitical realities. Extensive document research and interviews were the empirical basis for testing hipotheses: 1) internal politics had little consequence over policies; 2) influence on security through innovati...

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Main Author: Pedone, Luiz
Other Authors: Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23062
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description This article explores Sweden´s defence and security policies in view of old and new geopolitical realities. Extensive document research and interviews were the empirical basis for testing hipotheses: 1) internal politics had little consequence over policies; 2) influence on security through innovative programmes; 3) industrial cooperation and strategic partnerships improved defence industrial base; and 4) contributing to International Security through active participation in UN, NATO and EU peace missions. Both Social-Democratic and Moderate governments have rather shown a great pragmatism. A new public administration was developed in countries emerging from the Soviet sphere. Cooperation and strategic partnerships are now responsible for an increased industrial-technological capacity in Sweden and partners. Increased peace missions participation enlarged international Sweden’s influence. Changing from neutrality to non-alignment better translates the current geopolitical challenges in Northern Europe, Arctic and Baltic regions. These results imply that new security concerns are present and should be considered by policy-makers. Este artículo explora las políticas de defensa y seguridad de Suecia, en vista de las viejas y nuevas realidades geopolíticas. Una amplia investigación de documentos y entrevistas fueron la base empírica para probar algunas hipótesis: 1) la política interna tuve pocas consecuencias sobre las políticas; 2) influencia en la seguridad a través de programas inovadores; 3) la cooperación industrial y asociaciones estratégicas mejoraron la base industrial de defensa; y 4) la contribución a la seguridad internacional a través de la participación activa en la ONU, la OTAN y las misiones de paz de la UE. Ambos gobiernos socialdemócrata y moderado en cambio, han mostrado un gran pragmatismo. Una nueva administración pública se desarrolló en países que salieran de la esfera soviética. Cooperación y alianzas estratégicas son ahora responsables por un aumento de la capacidad industrial-tecnológica ...
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spelling ftunivvalladolid:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/23062 2025-04-13T14:14:57+00:00 The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new Pedone, Luiz Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid 2016 application/pdf http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23062 spa spa http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23062 75 68 93 Attribution 4.0 International info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Revista de estudios europeos Seguridad internacional Suecia Defensa nacional Suecia Relaciones internacionales info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftunivvalladolid 2025-03-20T12:27:37Z This article explores Sweden´s defence and security policies in view of old and new geopolitical realities. Extensive document research and interviews were the empirical basis for testing hipotheses: 1) internal politics had little consequence over policies; 2) influence on security through innovative programmes; 3) industrial cooperation and strategic partnerships improved defence industrial base; and 4) contributing to International Security through active participation in UN, NATO and EU peace missions. Both Social-Democratic and Moderate governments have rather shown a great pragmatism. A new public administration was developed in countries emerging from the Soviet sphere. Cooperation and strategic partnerships are now responsible for an increased industrial-technological capacity in Sweden and partners. Increased peace missions participation enlarged international Sweden’s influence. Changing from neutrality to non-alignment better translates the current geopolitical challenges in Northern Europe, Arctic and Baltic regions. These results imply that new security concerns are present and should be considered by policy-makers. Este artículo explora las políticas de defensa y seguridad de Suecia, en vista de las viejas y nuevas realidades geopolíticas. Una amplia investigación de documentos y entrevistas fueron la base empírica para probar algunas hipótesis: 1) la política interna tuve pocas consecuencias sobre las políticas; 2) influencia en la seguridad a través de programas inovadores; 3) la cooperación industrial y asociaciones estratégicas mejoraron la base industrial de defensa; y 4) la contribución a la seguridad internacional a través de la participación activa en la ONU, la OTAN y las misiones de paz de la UE. Ambos gobiernos socialdemócrata y moderado en cambio, han mostrado un gran pragmatismo. Una nueva administración pública se desarrolló en países que salieran de la esfera soviética. Cooperación y alianzas estratégicas son ahora responsables por un aumento de la capacidad industrial-tecnológica ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic UVaDOC - Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid Arctic Misiones ENVELOPE(-63.900,-63.900,-64.450,-64.450) Suecia ENVELOPE(-62.617,-62.617,-66.733,-66.733) Tuve ENVELOPE(-85.017,-85.017,-74.017,-74.017)
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Pedone, Luiz
The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
title The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
title_full The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
title_fullStr The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
title_full_unstemmed The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
title_short The challenges for Sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
title_sort challenges for sweden’s defence and security policies: old and new
topic Seguridad internacional
Suecia Defensa nacional
Suecia Relaciones internacionales
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Suecia Relaciones internacionales
url http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23062