Sveriges militära allianser

Sammanfattning: Swedish foreign policy has long been dominated by a neutral and non-interventionist stance. During the Cold war, the Swedish position was highy appreciated by both East and West. But when the war ended, the nature of threats shifted. Threats emanated from the new political world order. By using the theory of securitization, this thesis aims to examine how the Swedish state describe these threats and how participation in different international organizations is motivated. The chosen organizations are Nato, the military sector within the EU and the nordic alliance NORDEFCO. The thesis will study different governmental investigations to identify the image of the new threats. This alongside with the theory of securitization, to examine the speech act that’s being used, and the different key points that are referenced to. In doing this, the thesis aims to test if the theory of securitization is a valid theoretical tool to understand the Swedish motivation of new threats. The result is that securitization is a valid theory to come to an understanding why Sweden rejects old views on neutrality and join forces with different organizations.