The Arctic as a Strategic Space: The Role of the High North in Transforming Sweden’sForeign and Security Policy
Journal: Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
Year: 2025

This article examines the inﬂuence of the evolving geopolitical and geo-economic environment in the High North on the transformation of Sweden’s foreign and security policy – from pursuing a feminist foreign policy to adopting a state-centric approach, focused on traditional state interests. First, it conceptualises national strategies, and introduces the case of Sweden. It then presents a Structural Realism framework concerning defensive alliances, and the concept of deterrence. Next, the artic