Finland's search for security through defence, 1944-89
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Finland's search for security through defence, 1944-89
Macmillan, 1991
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Revision of thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University
Bibliography: p196-204
Includes index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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