Risto E. J. Penttila

Finland's Search for Security through Defence, 1944-89 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation at Oxford, this study examines with a historical perspective the national defence strategy of Finland 1944-1989. The author explores Finland's dilemma with respect to its geographic position and the Cold War politics between the US and the USSR.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 209
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 1991
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349116362
• Artikelnr.: 45966123

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; the years of danger, 1944-47; the Cold War reaches the north, 1948-49; "do not tease the bear", 1949-1955; the Soviet withdrawal from the Porkkala naval base in 1956; one-armed neutrality, 1956-61; the note crisis in 1961; security through "active foreign policy", 1964-1970; neutrality under pressure, 1971-1982; towards symmetric defence.