Soviet-Norwegian relations : Norwegian reactions to Soviet pressures.
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Authors
Devlin, Daniel Dale
Subjects
Norway
Svalbard
Northern flank
NATO
Barents Sea
Nordic Balance
Kola Peninsula
Murmansk
Spitsbergen
Finlandization
Svalbard
Northern flank
NATO
Barents Sea
Nordic Balance
Kola Peninsula
Murmansk
Spitsbergen
Finlandization
Advisors
Valenta, J.
Date of Issue
1979
Date
December 1979
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
This research provides an analysis of the current security
threat to Norway posed by increased Soviet pressures on the
northern flank of NATO and Norwegian reactions to Soviet
pressure. Nordic regional security is discussed in order to
determine the background of Norwegian NATO membership, Nordic
unity and the importance of the northern flank. As Soviet
pressures have increased in Norwegian territorial waters and
airspace, on the Svalbard archipelago, and in the Barents and
Norwegian seas, Norwegian support of NATO has been questioned,
particularly regarding political trends in Norway in the
early 1970' s and Norwegian policies concerning NATO. The
results of the research determine that Soviet pressure has
been counterproductive. Norwegian support for NATO has
increased as a result of pressure. Other Norwegian national
issues are not directly related to support for NATO, but are
a result of regional unity and national interests.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of National Security Affairs
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Distribution Statement
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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.