Essays about: "Foreign policy independence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Foreign policy independence.

  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. From Mandate to Influence: The Role of the EEAS in Shaping EU Foreign Policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Stina Kinnerbäck; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Lisbon Treaty reformed the institutional design of the EU's foreign policy, expanding the mandate of the HR/VP and establishing a new foreign service to assist the HR/VP, the European External Action Service (EEAS). Concerns by other EU actors to delegate too much power and independence resulted in the EEAS being characterized by multiple control mechanisms and vaguely formulated tasks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Small States, Big Fish : Comparing Kuwaiti, Omani, and Qatari Foreign Policy and Engagement with Proscribed Armed Groups During Mediation in Yemen

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Freke Leene; [2023]
    Keywords : Small-state mediation; Foreign policy independence; Proscription; Inclusivity; Gulf states;

    Abstract : In recent years, more small states have entered the arena of international mediation. While research generally recognizes that small states can use international mediation to further their own foreign policy goals, the implications of that notion remain understudied. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rule of law: a tool for security implementation in post-war contexts : An analysis of the EU’s engagement in Kosovo through the assessment of the political capability of EULEX

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

    Author : Laura Binet; [2021]
    Keywords : Kosovo; security; rule of law; foreign policy; political capability;

    Abstract : Corruption and low judicial structures are two downsides that post-conflict reconstruction countries are experiencing when declaring independence. In the case of Kosovo, at the eve of its unilateral independence, there were no definite objectives launched by neighboring countries in order to counter the flaws introduced by the new actuality of things. READ MORE

  6. 5. The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran at 40. A discourse analyis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Siavosh Bigonah; [2019]
    Keywords : Islamic Republic of Iran; discourse analysis; foreign policy; dialogue; security networking; peace; resistance;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete utgår från det outredda faktum att den Islamiska republiken Iran (IRI) har kunnat driva fram sin agenda för självständighet och suveränitet från imperialistiskt och kolonialt ärvda dominansstrukturer. Denna agenda som är baserad på en militant diskurs om motstånd och fred har möjliggjort för IRI att exponentiellt vinna regionalt och internationellt inflytande trots sin brist på militär och ekonomisk hård makt. READ MORE