Abstract
This article begins by examining strategic culture studies, in particular Alan Bloomfield’s concept of different sub-cultures in strategic culture. It then focuses on the border between Russia and Finland and how Finnish EU membership was made possible by Finland’s decision not to challenge the WWII border treaty with the Soviet Union after the Soviet collapse. Next, it investigates the debates and public opinion relating to Finland’s 1994 EU referendum, to see how the dynamics changed three strategic cultural sub-groups: “self-defence”, “Westernisers” (including Western international organizations) and “Reassurance and Dialogue with Russia”. In conclusion, it is argued that EU membership altered the hierarchy of these strategic culture sub-groups in Finland, as well as their substance. These changes were, however, more evolutionary than revolutionary.
Highlights
EU Member and Russia’s Neighbor: An Analysis of Finland’s Strategic Culture This article begins by examining strategic culture studies, in particular Alan Bloomfield’s concept of different sub-cultures in strategic culture. It focuses on the border between Russia and Finland and how Finnish EU membership was made possible by Finland’s decision not to challenge the WWII border treaty with the Soviet Union after the Soviet collapse
It is argued that EU membership altered the hierarchy of these strategic culture sub-groups in Finland, as well as their substance
Den västliga dimensionen har förändrats mest drastiskt sedan slutet av det kalla kriget och Finlands anslutning till den Europeiska unionen
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EU Member and Russia’s Neighbor: An Analysis of Finland’s Strategic Culture This article begins by examining strategic culture studies, in particular Alan Bloomfield’s concept of different sub-cultures in strategic culture. Under det kalla kriget föreställde självförsvarsgruppen för Finland sig en identitet mellan öst och väst och strävade internationellt efter neutralitet i sin säkerhetspolitik, dock med betydande tonvikt på självförsvar.
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