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Ålands demilitarisering och säkerheten i Östersjön

Dahlström, Martin LU (2022) STVU15 20221
Department 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
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
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  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}},
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