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Strategic Implications of Nordic Peace and Security Cooperation: Focusing on the ‘Nordic Peace Brand’

  • Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea
  • Abbr : JSSK
  • 2021, (28), pp.1-28
  • Publisher : The Scandinavian Society of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > North Europe(Scandinavian)
  • Received : December 3, 2021
  • Accepted : December 28, 2021
  • Published : December 31, 2021

Chang-Rhyong OH 1

1고려대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study aims to examine the historical background of the peace and conflict resolution in the Nordic region and to analyze the context in which the Nordic countries have recently re-emphasized the idea of peace. The mutual cooperation of Nordic countries provided a representative rationale for the constructivist political theory that presented the concept of a security community. The Nordic countries, particularly during the Cold War, advocated human rights, peace and democracy in the face of military pressure from the USSR and the US. They also played a role as a peace mediator in areas where international conflicts were escalating. Also, after the end of the Cold War, each country influenced the European Union to establish foreign and security policies oriented toward normative power. However, more recently, military and security cooperation between Nordic countries has been strengthened based on the Nordic Defense Cooperation Organization (NORDEFCO), and this trend can be seen as a dilemma between the peace and military cooperation. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the pragmatic aspect of the security strategy that has been developed in the Nordic region. The ‘Nordic Peace’ brand can be understood as a strategic identity in which Nordic countries maximize national interests based on the idea of peace.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.