BETWEEN NATO AND NON-ALIGNMENT: HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE “U-TURN” IN FINNISH FOREIGN POLICY.

The article focuses on The foreign policy tradition of Finnish military non-alignment is challenged by its sudden decision to pursue North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. A poststructuralist discourse analysis reveals that th...

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Publicado en:	Journal of International Affairs Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 45 - 65
Autores principales:	Glassner, Sebastian, Fuchshuber, Annalena
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Journal of International Affairs Spring/Summer2023
Materias:	North Atlantic Treaty Organization International relations Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022- Security management Fashion & the military
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Sumario:	The article focuses on The foreign policy tradition of Finnish military non-alignment is challenged by its sudden decision to pursue North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. A poststructuralist discourse analysis reveals that the reality shock caused by the invasion disrupted the existing discursive formations within Finnish elite discourse, leading to a change in security perceptions and a shift towards NATO accession.