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Taking into consideration the stalemete of all disarmament negotiations as well as the worsening situation in the Baltic Sea region, I would like to present another paper as well, discussing the security trends in the Baltic Sea region and the potential of confidence building measures in this region as well as to discuss in this context the prospects of arms control and disarmament in general as well as specifically in Europeparticularly in the Baltic Sea region.

Vesa, U. Finland and the New International Economic Order. Cooperation and Conflict, XIV, 1979, 105-120. Finland's position towards the NIEO issues can be explained by two sets of factors: first, her overall foreign policy 'ideology', which is characterized as an active, peace-seeking policy of neutrality, and secondly, her position in the international system and in the international division of labour. Structurally, Finland has a kind of intermediate position, which allows more room for political and diplomatic manoeuvering than other countries have in discussions concerning global development issues. Due to her intermediate position on the North-South axis, Finland also has similar short-term interests with developing countries in some issues. . Because of these two sets of factors Finland's policy in some phases since 1974 may have come closest to the developing countries. While Finland thus has acquired the image of a progressive capitalist country, her poor record in development assistance has undermined her foreign policy credibility. It can be expected that along with increasing trade and development cooperation with developing countries the role of self-interests becomes a more pronounced background factor also for Finland, whereby her progressive image might further be en dangered.

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