Essays about: "foreign and security policy"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 193 essays containing the words foreign and security policy.
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6. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : 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
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7. TRANSATLANTIC DIGITAL CONFLICT AND THE EU-US TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL: THE BRUSSELS EFFECT ON PRIVACY, TRADE RELATIONS, AND SECURITY
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : For decades, the European Union and the United States’ different understandings of digital policy have created a chasm between the two political entities that is poised to harm trade and security on both sides of the Atlantic. After decades of digital conflict, the EU chose to create a space to engage in diplomatic conversations with the United States by creating the EU-US Trade and Technology Council. READ MORE
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8. Never Again Alone - A Framing Analysis of How the Finnish Government Representatives Construct a NATO Membership as Finland's Security Interest
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This study investigates the Finnish government members’ argumentation prior to Finland’s strikingly unanimous parliamentary vote in favour of NATO membership on May 17, 2022. By focusing on the government representatives’ accounts, the study aims to shed light on how the NATO membership decision is crafted to represent Finland’s security interest after a decades-long tradition of military non-alignment as a cornerstone of the country’s securityand foreign policy. READ MORE
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9. The Dynamics of the NATO expansion to the Baltic states : A study about NATO with a focus on the United States from a Realism perspective
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : During the Cold War, NATO had proved itself successful in protecting the West. Therefore, NATO was seen as an organization that had the potential of maintaining security, democracy and peace. It has been repeatedly suggested that the US promised Russia no more NATO expansion. A promise which was broken in the 90s. READ MORE
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10. Från fara till frälsare: En kvalitativ textanalys av förändringar i den svenska NATO-debatten
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022 changed European security policy immensely. One of the biggest policy reversals occurred in Sweden where the Social democrats abandoned their previously vehemently held opposition to a Swedish membership in NATO. READ MORE
