Essays about: "sweden defence"

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1. 1. Constructing Capabilities : Military Strategies of Small States in an Age of Transition: Examining the Influence of Strategic Culture

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Lara Kristjansdottir; [2024]
   Keywords : Strategic culture; neorealism; military strategy; defence planning; small state security; Sweden and Denmark.;

   Abstract : Scholars tend to approach small states’ military strategies in terms of restraints and opportunities in the external security environment, largely overlooking the influences of a state’s domestic particularities. This thesis aims to explore how the theory of strategic culture, regarded here as an inherent, domestic context in which strategy is formulated, can add nuance to such realist analyses of how small states build and adjust their defence capabilities. READ MORE

3. 2. Private-Public Collaboration in Sweden’s Civil Preparedness

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Victor Heidenfors Armblad; [2024]
   Keywords : Private-public collaboration; collaborative governance; crisis management; civil defence; security; theory-testing; nested case study; civil preparedness; contingency sector; total defence;

   Abstract : Recent developments in Sweden’s security policy have prompted the rearmament of the total defence. The total defence comprises both military and civil defence. The civil defence, in conjunction with crisis preparedmess, forms Sweden’s civil preparedness. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Conceptualising European Strategic Autonomy : A Qualitative Content Analysis of ESA Understandings in Finland and Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carl Naylor; [2024]
   Keywords : European Strategic Autonomy ESA ; Versailles Declaration; European security; Finland; Sweden;

   Abstract : European Strategic Autonomy (ESA) has become one of the key concepts in the European security debate. Its essential meaning is that European states need to collectively ensure their autonomy to act independently of external parties in the wake of unfolding geopolitical shifts, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

6. 5. Enhancing the Swedish Defence : Development of a Modernized Hanguard for AK 4B Battle Rifle

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktrealisering

   Author : Sebastian Danielsson; Fredrik Åström; [2023]
   Keywords : product development; design; cad; product specification; material selection; design for manufacturing; design for assembly; produktutveckling; design; konstruktion; försvar;

   Abstract : This master thesis report describes the development process of a modernized handguard for the AK4B battle rifle, which is the main armament for the Swedish Home Guard. The project was carried out in cooperation with ALTEN Sweden AB. READ MORE