Willingness to Defend and Foreign Policy in Sweden and Finland from the Early Cold War Period to the 2010s
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of History
Year: 2024

The actions of a state in foreign policy are often linked to the capabilities or forms of strength available to its government, including the organization of defence with civilian support.This connection frequently manifests at the discursive level.In this article, we argue that the discourses on foreign policy and references by political elites to citizens' willingness to defend their country serve as messages that bolster the state's foreign and defence policies under various historical condit