The Nordic Community: the ugly duckling of regional cooperation
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 59-75
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 59-75
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 512, S. 116-124
ISSN: 0002-7162
SWEDEN UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE TO A CREDIBLE NEUTRALITY POSTURE, AND SWEDISH DEFENSE EXPENDITURES ARE CONSIDERABLE. THE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AND THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF SECURITY ARE STRESSED. SWEDEN SHARES STRONG ECONOMIC LINKS WITH THE WESTERN ECONOMIES. AS A RESULT OF AFFLUENCE AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WESTERN ECONOMIC CHANNELS TO THIS PROSPERITY, OFFICIAL NEUTRALITY HAS INTERFERED ONLY MARGINALLY WITH THE PRIVATE PURSUIT OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE. THIS LIBERAL ATTITUDE TOWARD INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES HAS INCLUDED ITEMS OF STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE, SUCH AS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, ARMS, AND AMMUNITION. SWEDEN SHARES WITH OTHER NORDIC NATIONS AN INCLINATION FOR MARKED VISIBILITY IN GLOBAL ISSUES AND ARENAS, HOPING TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL CHANGE IN NORTH-SOUTH ISSUES AND IN EAST-WEST NEGOTIATIONS. THE CLASSIC DEFINITION OF SWEDISH FOREIGN POLICY DOCTRINE IS FREEDOM FROM ALLIANCES IN PEACE AIMING FOR NEUTRALITY IN WAR.