Potential for Nordic-Baltic Security Cooperation: Shared Threat Perception Strengthens Regional Collaboration
Author | : Christian Opitz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1129732072 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Abstract: All the Nordic and Baltic states are concerned about the deteriorating security situation in northern Europe. Most of all, military tensions in the Baltic region engender a collective threat perception vis-à-vis Russia. The pressure to respond is boosting a historically rooted security cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic states. A shifting of priorities is becoming apparent within the institutional cooperation, which is moving from a forum of exchange towards a shared framework of action. The countries involved are responding to traditional military threats and new security challenges with intensified and innovative cooperation. This problem-driven Nordic-Baltic security cooperation could also serve as a model for other regional formats, such as the Visegrád Group. (author's abstract)