Essays about: "national defence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words national defence.

  1. 1. EUROPE’S QUEST FOR STRATEGIC AUTONOMY - A Liberal Intergovernmentalism Approach to the Initiatives of the CSDP introduced amidst the Russian Invasions of Ukraine (2014 and 2022)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Stavros Apostolopoulos; [2023-11-29]
    Keywords : European Union; Strategic Autonomy; Common Security and Defence Policy CSDP ; Liberal Intergovernmentalism LI ;

    Abstract : In a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape marked by the Russian invasions of Ukraine between 2014 and 2022, the European Union’s security and defence policy approaches have garnered significant attention. This research critically examines the adaptations within the European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) initiatives in this context. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Construction of Security : A Discourse Analysis of Sweden’s Foreign and Security Policy between 2014 and 2023

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för informatik; Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Jarl Hulterström; Matteus Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Swedish Foreign and Security Policy; Securitisation; Discourse Analysis; Speech Acts; Shifts;

    Abstract : This thesis is conducted as a descriptive single case study to establish empirical knowledge regarding how securitisation is expressed in discourse by the Swedish policymaking elite, in other words “securitising actors”. The thesis takes an ontological approach of interpretivism with a theoretical approach of securitisation theory. READ MORE

  3. 3. The discourse on policy shifts and NATO-membership

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Linda Jarl; [2023]
    Keywords : NATO; non-alignment; security; discourse; arguments; constructivism;

    Abstract : The decision to apply for Swedish membership in NATO in May 2022 demonstrates a major shift in security policy, as it means leaving the tradition of non-alignment. Three factors make this event interesting to explore further. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Security Conditions of European Strategic Autonomy from a French Perspective.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Jakob Tarras Ericsson; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union; France; European Strategic Autonomy; Strategic Conditions; NATO; Security and Defence.;

    Abstract : The debate regarding how Europe may assert its autonomy as a political actor is crucial. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is one of the most relevant topics for European Union politics. READ MORE

  5. 5. 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