Ålands demilitarisering och säkerheten i Östersjön
(2022) STVU15 20221Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Åland's status as a demilitarized and neutralized zone has achieved customary status and is defended by all parties involved. The Åland solution was historically a way of disarming the risks of a militarized and fortified Åland in a way that all parties could accept. But at the same time, demilitarization means that the military threshold for an attack is low, which in itself creates security risks. In this work, I examine how Åland's demilitarization affects security in the Baltic Sea. The thesis is a theory-using case study of Åland's demilitarization where I apply the two leading theories of international relations (realism and liberalism) on Sweden, Finland and Russia. By studying each actor's interest in demilitarization and what... (More)
- Åland's status as a demilitarized and neutralized zone has achieved customary status and is defended by all parties involved. The Åland solution was historically a way of disarming the risks of a militarized and fortified Åland in a way that all parties could accept. But at the same time, demilitarization means that the military threshold for an attack is low, which in itself creates security risks. In this work, I examine how Åland's demilitarization affects security in the Baltic Sea. The thesis is a theory-using case study of Åland's demilitarization where I apply the two leading theories of international relations (realism and liberalism) on Sweden, Finland and Russia. By studying each actor's interest in demilitarization and what would be rational from a liberalistic and realistic perspective, I analyze the actors and seek probabilistic driving forces towards maintaining the status quo and moving towards militarization. The results of the analysis show that the interests of the actors have been affected by recent security policy developments. The European security order is challenged by Russia and both the liberalistic and realistic incentives in relation to Åland have changed. Sweden's and Finland's security policy choices and the interests that Russia sees threatened in the Baltic Sea region will determine the future of Åland´s demilitarization. (Less)
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- author
- Dahlström, Martin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- En fallstudie av Ålands demilitarisering och Sveriges, Finlands och Rysslands intressen av att bibehålla status quo respektive att militarisera
- course
- STVU15 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Åland, demilitarisering, Sverige, Finland, Ryssland
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9078946
- date added to LUP
- 2022-05-13 10:58:40
- date last changed
- 2022-05-13 10:58:40
@misc{9078946, abstract = {{Åland's status as a demilitarized and neutralized zone has achieved customary status and is defended by all parties involved. The Åland solution was historically a way of disarming the risks of a militarized and fortified Åland in a way that all parties could accept. But at the same time, demilitarization means that the military threshold for an attack is low, which in itself creates security risks. In this work, I examine how Åland's demilitarization affects security in the Baltic Sea. The thesis is a theory-using case study of Åland's demilitarization where I apply the two leading theories of international relations (realism and liberalism) on Sweden, Finland and Russia. By studying each actor's interest in demilitarization and what would be rational from a liberalistic and realistic perspective, I analyze the actors and seek probabilistic driving forces towards maintaining the status quo and moving towards militarization. The results of the analysis show that the interests of the actors have been affected by recent security policy developments. The European security order is challenged by Russia and both the liberalistic and realistic incentives in relation to Åland have changed. Sweden's and Finland's security policy choices and the interests that Russia sees threatened in the Baltic Sea region will determine the future of Åland´s demilitarization.}}, author = {{Dahlström, Martin}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Ålands demilitarisering och säkerheten i Östersjön}}, year = {{2022}}, }