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The book explores how small states adjust their military strategies
in response to external shocks. Using primary sources from four
Nordic countries, (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), this
volume explores how small states have adjusted their military
strategies in response to external shocks of the 21st century. The
9/11 terrorist attacks, the Russian interventions in Georgia and
Ukraine, and the rise of the Islamic State have all forced the
Nordic states to adopt new strategies. While the responses have not
been uniform, their differing relations to the EU and NATO have not
prevented these countries from behaving similarly in military
affairs. Limitations in military capacity has led all four
countries to pursue strategies that include cooperation with more
resourceful partners. It is necessary for them to cooperate with
others to protect and promote their national interests. Moreover,
the Nordic cosmopolitan outlook expresses milieu-shaping ambitions
that we generally would not expect small states to pursue against a
potential great power aggressor. This book will be of much interest
to students of military strategy, defense studies, security
studies, and international relations.
The book explores how small states adjust their military strategies
in response to external shocks. Using primary sources from four
Nordic countries, (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), this
volume explores how small states have adjusted their military
strategies in response to external shocks of the 21st century. The
9/11 terrorist attacks, the Russian interventions in Georgia and
Ukraine, and the rise of the Islamic State have all forced the
Nordic states to adopt new strategies. While the responses have not
been uniform, their differing relations to the EU and NATO have not
prevented these countries from behaving similarly in military
affairs. Limitations in military capacity has led all four
countries to pursue strategies that include cooperation with more
resourceful partners. It is necessary for them to cooperate with
others to protect and promote their national interests. Moreover,
the Nordic cosmopolitan outlook expresses milieu-shaping ambitions
that we generally would not expect small states to pursue against a
potential great power aggressor. This book will be of much interest
to students of military strategy, defense studies, security
studies, and international relations.
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