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"In a Class by Itself" : Cold War Politics and Finland's Position vis-à-vis the United Nations, 1945–1956
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Götz, Norbert (author)
- 2008
- 2008
- English.
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In: Journal of Cold War Studies. - 1520-3972 .- 1531-3298. ; 10:2, s. 71-96
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- From the mid-1950s on, the United Nations (UN) provided a forum for Finland to have an international presence despite its status as a neutral country in the Cold War. But until 1955, Finland's bid to join the UN was blocked by the Soviet Union. The inability to gain admission caused some Finns to favor staying outside the UN, a view that gained its widest circulation in the latter half of 1950 after the UN had been invoked to respond to North Korea's attack on South Korea. Nonetheless, although some Finns were concerned that membership in the UN might cause their country to become embroiled in a superpower Cold War conflict against its will, others believed that entry into the UN would confer prestige and legitimacy on Finland and strengthen its position as a sovereign member of the international community. Although Finns realized that the UN would not provide a security guarantee, the organization did help Finland to consolidate its neutral position in the Cold War international system.
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- HUMANIORA -- Historia och arkeologi -- Historia (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- History and Archaeology -- History (hsv//eng)
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- History subjects
- Historieämnen
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
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- art (subject category)
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