Marcin Lapczynski

My book "Keeping All Doors Open..." Neutrality and Non-Alignment in Post-Cold War Finnish Security Policy" has been released.

The end of the Cold War caused many changes in world politics. In caseof Finland, a small state on the periphery of Europe, it was a changefrom neutrality to its hard-core, military non-alignment. This step wasassociated mainly with the membership in the European Union and thebeginning of a co-operation with NATO. The main aim of this book is tofind an answer the question about reasons and factors that made thatchange possible. The main argument is that neutrality had not become acore element of Finnish national identity, nor had a strong historicalbackground to defend it. The author argues also that the change was notas drastic as one might have expected and nowadays’ Finnish securitypolicy has some sings of continuity. Besides, the author explains alsothe meaning of neutrality in International Relations, its historicaldevelopment and nowadays’ condition, primarily in the context ofFinnish security policy.

VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.

ISBN 978-3-639-20915-0, Paperback, 72 pages

http://www.amazon.com/Keeping-All-Doors-Open-Non-Alignment/dp/363920915X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256987870&sr=1-1

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