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  1. 1. Sweden´s Process to Enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) : Decision-making and Bounded Rationality in Times of Crisis

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Moa Hartman; Nadia Akrami Hasan Kiadeh; [2024]
    Keywords : Bounded Rationality Theory; Sweden´s NATO process; Government in Crisis; Sweden´s NATO application; Decision-making Process; NATO Debate; Non-alignment; Non-belligerency; Begränsad Rationalitetsteori; Sveriges NATO-process; Regering i Kris; Sveriges NATO-ansökan; beslutsprocess; NATO-debatt; alliansfrihet; icke-krigsförande;

    Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 set Europe in sorrow, distress, and emergency. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is something Sweden has refrained from joining due to the country’s neutral stance. However, despite Sweden's long-standing neutrality of over 200 years, it was abandoned within only weeks. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate Security Synergies? : Investigating the Policy Responses of the EU and NATO

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elina Ankler; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; climate security; international cooperation; integrated governance; NATO; EU;

    Abstract : Climate change is increasingly recognised as a threat to security by having implications on national defence and human wellbeing. Due to the transnational nature of climate change and its security implications, intergovernmental organisations (IGO:s) have become prominent actors in addressing such risks. READ MORE

  4. 3. The United States and NATO, a sound relationship? - A content analysis of US sentiments towards NATO in context of military contributions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Axel Danielsson; [2020]
    Keywords : United States; NATO; burden-sharing; defense expenditures; contributions; role conceptions; US Congress; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a defense coalition that for many years has served to protect the peace and security of many nations. Its capabilities as a collective alliance have predominantly been built on the contributions from its member states, among which the United States undoubtedly has been one of its most foundational components. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Rules of the Game : A comparative case study on the conditions for the socialization of permanent representatives in the EU and NATO

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : August Danielson; [2017]
    Keywords : socialization theory; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; European Union; internalization; international organizations; permanent representatives;

    Abstract : Cooperation in international organizations is to a large degree driven and sustained by socialization – the process of inducting actors into the norms and rules of a given community. In the context of international organizations, the most influential state agents are the permanent representatives, the member states’ ambassadors to an international organization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Institutional Competition - Lessons Learnt from the Gulf of Aden Operations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linnéa Porathe; [2014]
    Keywords : EU and NATO relations; maritime security; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since 2009 the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have conducted counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean to tackle Somalia based piracy. As the two organizations are arguably the most important security providers for Europe they have also moved towards managing the similar tasks in military and crisis management operations. READ MORE