Nato's Northern Enlargement

Finland and Sweden's Path to Membership
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-4504-2
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 204 mm, Gewicht: 319 g

Europe’s security environment was fundamentally altered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which gave fresh impetus to states to apply for NATO membership. This book, written by leading experts on European defence, analyses NATO’s northern expansion, detailing the unique dynamics that forged Finland and Sweden’s path to NATO membership.

The book uses resources in Swedish, Finnish and English to offer a balanced study of both political and military aspects of NATO enlargement. Exploring the pressing issues that NATO will need to tackle, particularly in Northern Europe, the book considers the potential repercussions the newest round of NATO enlargement will have on European and global security.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forsberg, Tuomas

Christiansson, Magnus

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Drivers of NATO Enlargement

3. Finland Exercises Its ‘NATO Option’

4. Sweden’s Historical Decision on NATO

5. The Alliance and the Accession Process

6. Finland and Sweden in NATO

7. NATO in the North

8. Conclusions: A Strategic Shift and Its Paradoxes

Über Autor(innen)

Forsberg, Tuomas
Tuomas Forsberg is Professor of International Relations at Tampere University, Finland.

Christiansson, Magnus
Magnus Christiansson is Assistant Professor of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.