Helhetsperspektiver på norsk utenrikspolitikk
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 60, Heft 4, S. 461-464
ISSN: 0020-577X
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 60, Heft 4, S. 461-464
ISSN: 0020-577X
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 279-285
ISSN: 0020-577X
An introduction to the report Norwegian Self-Image and Norwegian Foreign Policy that describes similarities and differences between the image and foreign policy of Norway. Norwegian foreign policy has long been characterized by neutrality, compliance with international rules, moralization, internationalization and a focus on certain sectors. Geopolitics is one of these sectors and increasingly relevant in a world where countries are competing for natural resources to achieve energy security. While Norway portrays a good image by generously providing developmental and humanitarian aid and by maintaining a high profile in the UN, the country is also hurt by its high food tariffs, a strict immigration policy and its refusal to be part of the EU. Adapted from the source document.
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 63, Heft 4, S. 437-444
ISSN: 0020-577X
Investigations carried out over the course of the last decade have revealed that during much of the Cold War, Sweden espoused a Janus-like policy in which there stood an open non-alignment & neutrality doctrine alongside a secret arrangement to cooperate with Western powers in the event of a Soviet invasion or a European war. This article focuses on what is here suggested to be a series of attempts to rewrite or edit this particular phase of Swedish political history, given the incompatibility of the two stances that Sweden assumed during this period. The author treats some of the highly controversial Swedish policies concerning alignment with the West, in particular with the United States & NATO. References. C. Brunski
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 60, Heft 3, S. 257-283
ISSN: 0020-577X
Norwegian foreign policy has historically been influenced by four factors: neutrality/isolationism, moralism, internationalism, & sector orientation, all of which can be seen in contemporary foreign policy, although the neutral/isolationist strain has been waning as the internationalist one has been waxing. There remain pronounced moralist & sector orientation tendencies. Discussed are the role played by these four factors since Norwegian independence in 1905, recognition by Norwegian policymakers of a historical triangulation of powers (first Denmark, Sweden, & Finland, then Russia, Germany, & England, followed by the USSR, the EU, & the US), the Norwegian self-image, & responses to September 11, 2001, as well as the collapse of the Soviet Union & changes in Europe in the past decade. A. Siegel
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 60, Heft 4, S. 465-467
ISSN: 0020-577X
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 60, Heft 4, S. 443-460
ISSN: 0020-577X