How Can We Ensure National Security in the 21st Century?
... will follow their own paths depending on geopolitical circumstances and taking their own complex, and at times dramatic, history into account. At the same time, both Sweden and Finland remained European and western countries without sacrificing their neutrality, their national identity or their fundamental values. Is it fair to say that Sweden and Finland had greater security deficits during the Cold War than their neighbours in NATO? Of course not. Is it fair to say that Sweden and Finland were pushed into the margins of European and world politics because of their neutral status? Once again, no. On the contrary, each of these countries has earned a unique place in European ...