Currently, I am working on a thesis about Sweden-NATO partnership. My main question is what factors influence the perception of various political forces in the country towards NATO membership? Taking into consideration the fact that the country does not want to change its previous institutional decision, to my mind, Sweden should become a member if it can change its policy, because nowadays is under a threat. Furthermore, I am thinking of using path dependence theory as a reflector of the institutional traditions of this country. For this I need new materials, the speeches of government officials or the proof of changes in Sweden's foreign policy, as well as NATO perception.
Something that could be useful is a recent study about possible NATO membership for Sweden's equally neutral neighbor Finland, one author of which is a long-time Swedish government politico-military analyst, Mats Bergquist: THE EFFECTS OF FINLAND’S POSSIBLE NATO MEMBERSHIP: AN ASSESSMENT, released by the Finnish Foreign Ministry in April 2016. I have tried to attach it here, and hope that works.
Dear Natia Khvichia,
I am writing to inform you that I read an interesting article about your topic.
I would like to suggest you that article.
Tuomas Forsberg & Tapani Vaahtoranta (2001) Inside the EU, outside NATO: Paradoxes of Finland's and Sweden's post‐neutrality, European Security, 10:1, 68-93, DOI: 10.1080/09662830108407483.
To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09662830108407483
I hope I have been of some help.
Best wishes,
Andrija
Thank you a lot Mr. Jon Lellenberg, it is useful to know NATO's point of view.
Mr. Andrija Kozin, thank you for this article. It helped me to realise the new perception of neutrality
I hope this article may help you: "Amber Nine: NATO’s Secret Use of a Flight Path over Sweden and the Incorporation of Sweden in NATO’s Infrastructure"
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