Geographical Determinism
Finnish Neutrality Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8911129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Efraim Karsh (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-57 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001083678602100104 |
| OpenAlex | W1997888192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article explores the effects of two types of geostrategic location, i.e., buffer-state and rimstate status, on small states' policy of neutrality. The major proposition set forth is that while neutrality constitutes a viable option for a rimstate it is not a foreign policy instrument a buffer state can afford. Finland's historical experience provides a vivid illustration of this state of affairs: given its geostrategic position as a buffer state between Germany and the USSR, Finland's pre-World-War-II policy of neutrality was doomed to fail. On the other hand, Finland's transformation from a buffer state into a rimstate in the post-World-War-II era, diminished the stragetic threats projected to the USSR from Finnish territory and enabled it to adopt and pursue successfully a policy of neutrality
Economics · Foreign policy · Neutrality · Policy analysis · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Sociology · State (computer science · State policy · Computer Science · European Socioeconomic and Political Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Regional Development and Policy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |