Soviet interest in Scandinavia : an analysis of Soviet foreign policy toward the Nordic states.
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Authors
Easterly, James C.
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Advisors
Huff, Boyd F.
Date of Issue
1977
Date
June 1977
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Language
en_US
Abstract
Given the trend toward increased interdependence and regional
integration in the European state system since World War II, plus the
stark reality of strategic geography, this thesis postulates that Soviet
foreign policy toward any of the Scandinavian states is best comprehended
from a regional perspective. Soviet interactions with the Scandinavian
states through the media of the Communist Party, interstate diplomacy,
trade and armed force are taken as the collective expression of Soviet
interests in the region, the roots of Soviet foreign policy. The plan
and prognosis for Soviet foreign policy, faithfully attributed by today's
Soviet leaders to the wisdom and vision of Party founders, Marx and
Lenin, are examined in this thesis in the light of Scandinavia's political
history to gauge Scandinavia's ideological potential for Soviet cultivation.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.