Essays about: "Alliance membership"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Alliance membership.

  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. Examining Domestic and International Influences on Sweden’s and Turkey’s Negotiations for Swedish NATO Membership : A qualitative single case study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Alice Rogblad Wahlström; [2023]
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    Abstract : Sweden and Finland historically applied for NATO membership in 2022. While essentially all member states welcomed the application, Turkey’s ratification deterred. After a trilateral memorandum between Sweden, Finland and Turkey was signed, Finland was eventually accepted into the alliance. READ MORE

  5. 4. NATO and Member States' Strategic Culture : The influence of NATO membership on Danish and Norwegian strategic culture

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Hugo Dooley; [2023]
    Keywords : Strategic culture; Strategic culture change; NATO; NATO strategic concept; Alliance membership; Nordic NATO membership;

    Abstract : This comparative case study examines alliance memberships’ impact on two states’ strategic culture. It focuses on changes in Danish and Norwegian strategic culture during 2008-2012, examining if and how NATO membership and specifically NATO's 2010 strategic concept impacted potential changes in the states’ strategic culture. READ MORE

  6. 5. The impacts of the membership in a climate alliance : Impacts on the sustainable communication and CSR efforts of the members, using the example of the Climate Council Jönköping

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Nadine Vogt; Katharina Kotynkowiecz; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate Alliances; Cross-sector partnerships; Climate Council of Jönköping; Sustainable Communication; Internal Communication; External Communication; CSR efforts;

    Abstract : Climate alliances like the Climate Council Jönköping have a big impact on combating environmental issues on a local level. Research shows that communication plays a crucial role in such cross-sector partnerships to enhance the collaboration between its members. READ MORE