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13. The Practical Dimension of International Solidarity

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Abstract

The first clear manifestations of Swedish solidarity approach towards security problem in the region were noted already in the middle of the first decade of the 20th century. The parliamentary-government Commission’s report of 2006 dealt with not only the security of Sweden, but also introduced the concept of the Nordic-Baltic zone in this context.

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Fußnoten
1
See: En användbart försvar (2008), p. 29.
 
2
The commitment was extended to two Nordic countries: Norway and Iceland.
 
3
The authors are: H. Blix, R. Sven Hirdman Ekéus, L. Ingelstam, S. Oscarson, P. Schori, L. Åkerström, Sverige, NATO och säkerheten: betänkande av Natoutredningen, Lund (2016).
 
5
See: Tracz (2015), p. 53. The author cites the statement of Minister S. Talgfors at the Conference in Sälen on January 17, 2010.
 
6
Also Wahlbäck (2012) emphasizes this aspect, p. 62.
 
7
See also: Säkerhetsanalyser nyckeln till bättre it-säkerhet discussing security analysis as a key to better IT security, http://​www.​sakerhetspolisen​.​se/​ovrigt/​pressrum/​aktuellt/​aktuellt/​2017-07-05-sakerhetsanalyse​r-nyckeln-till-battre-it-sakerhet.​html.
 
9
Vägval i en globaliserad värld.
 
10
See: Försvarspolitisk inriktning-Sveriges försvar 20162020, Regeringens proposition 2014/15:109, http://​www.​regeringen.​se/​contentassets/​ 266e64ec3a254a6087ebe9e413806819/201415109 forsvarspolitisk--proposition-inriktning-sveriges-forsvar-2016-2020.
 
11
The Government Proposal Ett användbart försvar 2008/09:140 20, https://​data.​riksdagen.​se/​fil/​6557E5D5-E368-4236-9422-B946CC3A1491 (retrieved July 10, 2017).
 
12
Similarly to the Declaration of Solidarity included in the EU Lisbon Treaty.
 
13
Previously, on April 27, 2009, Ministers of Foreign Affairs adopted in Stockholm the so-called Hagadeklarationen concerning deepening of the cooperation in the field of civil defense and preparedness; see: http://​docplayer.​se/​15315828- Hagadeklarationen-27-april-2009-i-stockholm-ministermote-pa-haga-slott.html (retrieved July 12, 2017). The name of the declaration comes from the name of one of the royal palaces in Stockholm where the meeting took place.
 
14
These Swedish declarations were received rather coldly in Norway and Denmark for whom solidarity with Sweden in defense issues is incomparable to the solidarity within NATO; see: Linder (2015), p. 122.
 
15
In the postwar period, Sweden took part in UN peacekeeping operations, starting with the operation in the Middle East in 1948, in Kashmir in 1951, and then in Gaza in 1956.
 
16
Policy changes from the defensive strategy toward preparing troops to offensive operations met with quite sharp criticism, which was accompanied by arguments that offensive operations are three times more expensive than the defensive ones, and in the case of Sweden, due to its beneficial military-strategic location, this difference could be even greater; see: Wickbom (2016), p. 120.
 
17
The development by Nordic countries of a new model of peacekeeping operations in the post-Cold War world is pointed out, among others, by Jakobsen (2006), p. 4.
 
18
As J. Danielsson, Secretary of State in the Office of the Prime Minister G. Persson, observes, this initiative can be traced to the then geopolitical situation in the Baltic area and suggestions coming from different directions (including the U.S.) that Nordic countries should take more responsibility for the Baltic States in terms of security, which could have resulted in their unwillingness to join NATO; see statement by Danielsson (2009), p. 49.
 
19
S. Tolgfors emphasizes also how important it is for Sweden that such big countries as Germany and Poland, geographically located in Central Europe, are interested in and take responsibility for the security of the Baltic Region, and he advocates increased cooperation of Sweden with them both in bilateral terms and within NATO; Tolgfors (2016), p. 62.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The Practical Dimension of International Solidarity
verfasst von
Ryszard M. Czarny
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77513-5_13