Global and Japanese conceptions of power and security policy in the post-Cold War era

This article examines Finland's Cold War neutrality, highlighting its political and ideational dimensions. In contrast to other scholars who have stressed the pragmatic realpolitik considerations behind Finnish policymaking, the article demonstrates that political and ideological considerations were at least as important in shaping Finnish Cold War neutrality. The ideological and political identity dimensions are connected to the strong national consensus that lay behind Finnish neutrality policy and its wide, sustained public support. Paying attention to these dimensions helps us also to understand continuities in Finnish foreign and security policy that have continued into the post–Cold War period. The continuities of Cold War–era neutrality formulations are illustrated by a discussion of Finnish foreign policymaking in the final phase of the Cold War and the early 1990s.

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China's security policy in the post‐Cold War era

Survival ◽

10.1080/00396339208442643 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 88-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

David Shambaugh

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

Security Policy ◽

Post Cold War ◽

Cold War Era

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African Regionalism & Human Protection Norms: An Overview

Global Responsibility to Protect ◽

10.1163/1875984x-00803007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (2-3) ◽

pp. 201-226

Author(s):

Charles T. Hunt

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Cold War ◽

Security Policy ◽

Regional Level ◽

Responsibility To Protect ◽

Post Cold War ◽

International Solidarity ◽

Peace And Security ◽

Cold War Era ◽

Policy Agendas

Growing international solidarity for protection principles has formed the backdrop for an evolving notion of human protection at the un in the post-Cold War era. The emergence of the ‘Human Rights up Front’ initiative, protection of children and Women, Peace and Security policy agendas, and normative frameworks such as the protection of civilians and the Responsibility to Protect are indicative of a tangible human protection agenda at the un. However, the extent to which human protection norms have diffused in different regions vary in important ways. Africa – one region or many – has been a norm maker, shaper and taker, as well as a major recipient of action in accordance with this nascent normative regime. This article provides an overview of regionalism in Africa and examines how perspectives and institutional expressions at the regional level(s) have been influenced by – and in turn influenced – the uptake and development of norms around human protection.

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MISSILE DEFENSE ROLES IN THE POST-COLD WAR U.S. STRATEGY

Politeja ◽

10.12797/politeja.14.2017.50.12 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 14 (5 (50)) ◽

pp. 263-293

Author(s):

Tomasz PUGACEWICZ

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

Security Policy ◽

The United States ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Missile Defense ◽

Post Cold War ◽

Defense Strategy ◽

Cold War Era ◽

Foreign And Security Policy ◽

The U.S

MISSILE DEFENSE ROLES IN THE POST-COLD WAR U.S. STRATEGY The debate on missile defense in the United States has been going on for more than half a century, and brought about extensive literature on this subject. Although many studies on BMDS are publications dedicated to U.S. strategy, foreign and security policy, only a few works are focused solely on the U.S. missile defense strategy in the post-Cold War era from the long-term perspective. The aim of this article is to discuss the U.S. missile defense strategy in the post-Cold War era. The paper consists of an introduction, three sections, and a conclusion. The introduction includes short literature review and explains the domestic and international significance of BMDS. In the first section, BMDS is defined and described, next the ongoing debate about sources of U.S. focus on missile defense development is presented. In the last section, four functions of the BMDS in the U.S. post-Cold War strategy are analyzed. Conclusion includes brief recap, as well as costs and benefits assessment of the consequences of the BMDS deployment.

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