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In 1989 the Cold War ended and in 1991 the Soviet Union ceased to exist, over night the ruling paradigm of International Relations was obsolete. What would happen now? Samuel Huntingtons answer was that in the future, cultural identity would be the most important factor behind …
… the Cold War. I find the bipolar system that existed between the USA and the Soviet Union as a good empirical example, during which the nuclear arms debate constantly took place. The result that my thesis brings is rather ambiguous. Whether it is possible to ethically justify …
… USA and Europe since the end of the Cold War. Many authors claimed that the Soviet threat was the glue that kept the continents together. Now that threat is gone and new challenges have risen. In what way has this relationship been influenced by the new challenges this new era …
Hur svenska politiker påverkats av ökad internationell interdependens
… welfare, and financial policies. Sweden had a special position between Soviet and NATO during the cold war. This meant Sweden gave priority to it's neutrality policy during the cold war, compared to increased trade cooperation. I also see that the Swedish politicians pretty much …
Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, more than fifteen revolutionary years have passed. Estonia and Latvia have undergone a change from communist states to members of the European Union. As in so many other post-communist states corruption has been a problem. However …
… The Iranian regime is ambiguous at best in its nature. With elements from Soviet rule, liberal European parlamentarism and theocracy, it is quite unique and not easily penetrated. Nyckelord: Iran, typologi, regim, auktoritär, icke-demokrati
En jämförande analys av Folkpartiets syn på svensk säkerhets- och utrikespolitiska frågor i förhållande till regeringen
… period of time. The Folkpartiet are constantly critical towards the Soviet Union, defend Israel in the state’s conflict with neighbouring countries and favour third world countries. The parties are in most agreement when the government decides to side with either part in a …
en jämförande fallstudie
… transitions. This paper takes its point of departure in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and Estonia and Russia became independent. Since then Estonia has had a flourishing economy which attract many foreign investments, with Sweden as the greatest investor. The country has …
… different ways in terms of freedom and democracy since the breakdown of the Soviet Union 1991. During these years, the state and the civil society have been fundamental actors in the struggle against, and even for, authoritarianism. A strong state with great capacity in Belarus …
… change. From being an organisation built on the notion of countering a Soviet invasion it has evolved to focusing on small, multilateral rapid reaction capabilities to be used within the framework of the European security and defence policy, ESDP. This thesis regards the change …
This thesis is a comparative analysis of language policy in the Post-Soviet states Ukraine and Kazakhstan, wherein the states are seen as rational actors using language as an instrument in the nation-building process. With a take-off point in an underframe of theories on the …
… relationship to the US during the Clinton years. Being an ally to the Soviet Union during the Cold War Syria was forced to redefine its role in the region. Using neorealistc theory one part conlusion is the fact that the new Syrian leader, Bashar al-Hasad, in the early 21th …
… made the terrorist threat into the new "great evil" after the fall of the Soviet Union. Politicians, mass media and other interest-groups feed the moral panic with stereotypical images of the terrorist and the imminent threat they pose on the American society and on all those …
Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union a lot of hope has been put on civil society to help develop Russia into a more democratic society. This study explores the constructive elements in the relationship between civil society and the state in Russia, and how this enables …
Fallen Slovenien och Lettland
… change. Despite Latvia’s economical problems after the collapse of the Soviet economy and the ethnic segregation a political consensus remained that the democratic system had to withstand. The strive for full market economy and independence was an important factor in Slovenia as …
