Essays about: "NATO power"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words NATO power.

  1. 1. Sweden's relationship to NATO - How the government legitimizes its foreign security policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Karlsson; [2024]
    Keywords : NATO; securitization; legitimization; non-alignment; NATO-membership; speech acts.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study how different political orientations in Swedish foreign security policy have been legitimized. After having pursued a policy of neutrality and non-alignment for 200 years, Sweden made a decision to apply for membership in the military alliance NATO. READ MORE

  3. 2. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Reassurance to Deterrence : Tracing Small State Influence Within NATO Decision-Making

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Jesper Lehto; [2023]
    Keywords : small states; international organizations; NATO; decision-making; power; influence; process-tracing; elite interviews;

    Abstract : This study investigates how small states can employ different strategies to overcome structural disadvantages and exert influence within NATO. To this end, the establishment of Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) has been used as case study to explore how the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – undertook deliberate efforts during the decision-making process to serve their long-time policy preferences. READ MORE

  5. 4. Escalation in Eastern Europe : An Analysis of the Variables That Led to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Paulius Bugys; [2023]
    Keywords : NATO; US; Russia; Offensive Realism; Balance of Power; Military; War; Process Tracing; Mearsheimer; Foreign Policy.;

    Abstract : This essay aims to find a link between NATO policy in Europe from 2014-2022 to Russia’sdecision to invade Ukraine in February 2022. A process tracing methodology is used in conjunction with an offensive realist framework to demonstrate NATO’s role in influencing Russian defense policy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Who is Addressing the Deficiency in the Literature on the Prosperous Development of Outer Space? : A comparative approach to the interconnected issue of the absence of a space power theory, and the controversy surrounding the definition and delimitation of outer space.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Linea Reed; [2023]
    Keywords : Air power theory; sea power theory; space power theory; outer space; definition; delimitation; spatial approach; functional approach; political approach; Kármán Line; UN; UNOOSA; COPUOS; Outer Space Treaty; EU; EUSPA; ESA; EDA; NATO; strategy; security; defense.;

    Abstract : As outer space becomes more commercialized, humans have invested more time and efforts into the use and exploration of the outer space domain. Captured by the display of opportunities, space is becoming increasingly overcrowded. READ MORE