{"id":23113,"date":"2024-04-05T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T10:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peacerep.org\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=23113"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:06:30","slug":"nordic-frontline-states-how-finland-and-sweden-impact-natos-security","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/gentest.cahss.ed.ac.uk\/dev-peacerep\/publication\/nordic-frontline-states-how-finland-and-sweden-impact-natos-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordic Frontline States? How Finland and Sweden impact NATO&#8217;s security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0<\/strong>Wojciech Michnik<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought several noteworthy consequences, including for NATO\u2019s Northern and Eastern Flank\u2019s regional security architecture. Following decades of peaceful coexistence in the region, some Nordic states (Finland and Sweden) have found themselves on a verge of a strategic choice. The direct result of the Russia-instigated war in Ukraine were the decisions made by Finland and Sweden to seek membership in NATO. Within a span of one year, both Finland (April 2023) and Sweden (March 2024) became members of NATO. This paper builds up on the explanatory power of the \u201cfrontline states\u201d concept, as presented in the previous report, yet it focuses on the examination of the impact of Finland\u2019s and Sweden\u2019s NATO membership on the defence posture of the Alliance. As both of these states are becoming vital for the strengthening of other NATO\u2019s frontline states, the author will assess the role of these newcomers in the Alliance\u2019s defence and deterrence strategy. Additionally, the paper will highlight key implications of Finland\u2019s and Sweden\u2019s NATO accession for the Baltic Sea new security architecture in the light of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peacerep.org\/about\/countries\/ukraine\/\">Learn more about PeaceRep\u2019s Ukraine programme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Finland and Sweden joining NATO as a result of Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, this report explores the impact on the defence posture of the Alliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":23336,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":""},"categories":[235,1837],"tags":[],"authors":[1965],"class_list":["post-23113","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publication","category-ukraine","countries-ukraine","authors-michnik","themes-conflict-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nordic Frontline States? 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