THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SCANDINAVIAN SECURITY POLICY SINCE THE CRIMEAN ANNEXATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. AND NATO POLICY
Journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)
Year: 2020

This thesis examines how Sweden and Finland have changed their security policies in the Baltic region after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and analyzes what this policy means for the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Although Sweden and Finland are not full members of NATO, since 1994, when they became Partners for Peace in cooperation with NATO, Sweden and Finland have drawn closer to the alliance and, since 2014, have engaged in a posture that is