This book explores the factors that account for military neutrality as a security strategy for small states. Through comparing the cases of Serbia and Sweden, who have both come to define their security policies in identicial terms of military neutrality/non-alignment, the book introduces a novel conceptual framework that is built against existing knowledge found in the small states and military neutrality literature. Drawing on different theoretical frameworks, the model explains why certain small states choose to stay outside of military alliances in the twenty-first century. The author then applies the new model to the two selected case studies.…mehr
This book explores the factors that account for military neutrality as a security strategy for small states. Through comparing the cases of Serbia and Sweden, who have both come to define their security policies in identicial terms of military neutrality/non-alignment, the book introduces a novel conceptual framework that is built against existing knowledge found in the small states and military neutrality literature. Drawing on different theoretical frameworks, the model explains why certain small states choose to stay outside of military alliances in the twenty-first century. The author then applies the new model to the two selected case studies.
Jelena Radoman holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She worked on issues related to security sector reform and security integrations and held consultancy positions for a number of international organizations in the Western Balkans. She currently works as Senior Officer for Security and Stability at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Theoretical Model.- Chapter 3. Historical Experience of War.- Chapter 4. Threat Perceptions.- Chapter 5. Internal Political Dynamics.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.