New Security Issues in Northern Europe - 9781138994447

Taylor & Francis

New Security Issues in Northern EuropeThe Nordic and Baltic States and the ESDP\nAuthor(s): Clive Archer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138994447, 978-1138994447\nSynopsis\nThis volume analyzes the Nordic and Baltic states' relationship with the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).\n\nClive Archer presents a general background to the European Union's ESDP, the strategic situation of Northern Europe, the main security and defence policy issues faced by the states there, as well as outlining the main theoretical considerations concerning security in the region. Key chapters cover the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and the four Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The selected contributors provide an analysis of the region as seen from Brussels and of the practical and theoretical issues arising from the study. This new text tackles an aspect of the ESDP that has pre.