Goodbye to Russia, Russia and Russia! : Finland’s New NATO Chapter Within the Framework of Shelter Theory
Journal: Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi
Year: 2024

One significant impact on the international system of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War has been Finland’s NATO membership. This article suggests that Baldur Thorhallsson’s shelter theory is the most suitable explanation for Finland’s decision. According to the theory, an alliance relationship with NATO will remedy the lack of hard security shelter of a state categorized as a small state in the literature. Many experts believe that this is a pragmatic choice by Finland against the Russian threat. O