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Svensk vapenexport till Turkiet och NATO-processen: En analys av politiska, etiska och säkerhetspolitiska dilemman

Karaca, Roze LU (2025) EUHK30 20251
European Studies
Abstract (Swedish)
Sweden's decision to reopen arms exports to Turkiye in the context of the NATO process has provoked strong reactions and raised a familiar dilemma: how does a state balance its security policy interests against its ethical principles? This paper aims to investigate how different actors such as politicians, researchers, security policy experts and civil society representatives argue for and against this decision. Based on a qualitative content analysis with discourse analytical elements and a theoretical framework that combines realism and constructivism, it analyses how ideas of security, legitimacy and morality are weighed against each other. The study shows that Sweden's foreign policy is at a crossroads, where traditional human rights... (More)
Sweden's decision to reopen arms exports to Turkiye in the context of the NATO process has provoked strong reactions and raised a familiar dilemma: how does a state balance its security policy interests against its ethical principles? This paper aims to investigate how different actors such as politicians, researchers, security policy experts and civil society representatives argue for and against this decision. Based on a qualitative content analysis with discourse analytical elements and a theoretical framework that combines realism and constructivism, it analyses how ideas of security, legitimacy and morality are weighed against each other. The study shows that Sweden's foreign policy is at a crossroads, where traditional human rights values are being challenged by a changing international environment and the need for strategic adaptation. By highlighting these tensions, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of how foreign policy decisions are shaped in practice and which values ultimately carry the most weight. (Less)
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author
Karaca, Roze LU
supervisor
organization
course
EUHK30 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Swedish arms exports, Turkiye, NATO, foreign policy, security policy, human rights, legitimacy, realpolitik, European Studies
language
Swedish
id
9194591
date added to LUP
2025-06-24 10:56:02
date last changed
2025-06-24 10:56:02
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  abstract     = {{Sweden's decision to reopen arms exports to Turkiye in the context of the NATO process has provoked strong reactions and raised a familiar dilemma: how does a state balance its security policy interests against its ethical principles? This paper aims to investigate how different actors such as politicians, researchers, security policy experts and civil society representatives argue for and against this decision. Based on a qualitative content analysis with discourse analytical elements and a theoretical framework that combines realism and constructivism, it analyses how ideas of security, legitimacy and morality are weighed against each other. The study shows that Sweden's foreign policy is at a crossroads, where traditional human rights values are being challenged by a changing international environment and the need for strategic adaptation. By highlighting these tensions, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of how foreign policy decisions are shaped in practice and which values ultimately carry the most weight.}},
  author       = {{Karaca, Roze}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Svensk vapenexport till Turkiet och NATO-processen: En analys av politiska, etiska och säkerhetspolitiska dilemman}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}