The Nordic Nexus: A Lesson in Peaceful Security

by Bruce O. Solheim

Overview

This book examines Nordic relations with the superpowers, 1947-61, within the context of regional integration and cooperation theory. The Nordic region balanced security through a combination of NATO ties, neutralism, and special treaties, and low-voltage diplomacy to keep both superpowers at length. The book uses materials from U.S. and Norwegian archives, summarizes the findings of Nordic secondary literature on security, and utilizes concepts borrowed from international relations theory in order to describe Nordic regional security cooperation and to provide a useful model of peaceful security. To test for applicability in the Third World, the Nordic model is then compared to the regional integration system in Southeast Asia—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275947439
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/23/1994
Series:	Education; 105
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	1480L (what's this?)

About the Author

BRUCE OLAV SOLHEIM is Instructor of History at Green River Community College in Auburban, Washington.

Table of Contents

Overview: Containment, Norden, and Regional Integration
Overview
The U.S. View of Norden
Development of Regional Integration Theory
Norden and the Superpowers: Policy and the Question of Nordic Cooperation
The Potential for Nordic Cooperation: Historical Background or the Nordic Nexus
Nordic Policy: Fending Off the Superpowers or the Nordic Balance
Realization of the Potential for Cooperation: The Nordic Balance in Theory and Action
Norway, The Superpowers, and Norden, 1947-1961
The Early Cold War, 1947-1949
Intensification of the Cold War, 1950-1952
Norway and the New Look, 1953-1961
Comparing Truman and Eisenhower's Policies Toward Norden
A Comparison of Nordic/Norwegian and U.S. Policy Objectives
A Model of Peaceful Security
Bibliography
Index