The Nordic Countries and the European Security and Defence Policy

CONTENTSII. The small arms and light weapons issue 238III. The record of the EU 241IV. Nordic regional cooperation 244V. The methods chosen by Nordic governments in pursuing the 247small arms and light weapons issueVI. Conclusions 250Table 13.1. EU initiatives concerning small arms and light weapons and 246other conventional arms14. Nordic nuclear non-proliferation policies: different traditions and 252common objectivesLars van Dassen and Anna WetterI. Introduction 252II. Underlying factors in the formation of Nordic nuclear 253non-proliferation policiesIII. General policy outcomes and ‘national nuclear styles’ 257IV. Policy issues and inputs in recent years 260V. Conclusions: Nordic traditions and priorities in the EU 265context15. The interface of external and internal security in the EU and in 267Nordic policiesMagnus EkengrenI. Sources and implications of the external–internal security 267interfaceII. Towards a theory of the interface of external and internal 268securityIII. Widening the field of EU security 271IV. The September 2001 attacks and the emerging new roles of 273the Nordic armed forcesV. The September 2001 attacks and the EU’s response as 278‘functional’ securityVI. The Solidarity Clause: codifying the interface of 283internal–external EU securityVII. Towards a new trans-boundary EU security role: from a 285European security community to a secure Europeancommunity16. Muddling through: how the EU is countering new threats to the 288homelandAnja Dalgaard-NielsenI. Introduction 288II. Formulating goals, setting priorities 289III. Competence and capabilities 291IV. Implementation 292V. Europe’s responsibility 295ix