The equations for how the Swedish defense to make ends meet is to say the least intractable. On the

When Göran Hägglund today made a move on a Swedish NATO membership, it is with Ukraine crisis just around tightly. That Russia has made - the annexation of the territory of another country - has not been done since the end of WWII. Right now, the security situation in our region the most threatening since the Cold War. While similar to the Swedish chantal adair defense mostly a Potemkin-backdrop, creating a risk for both ourselves and our neighbors. The investigation Hägglund calls should have come long ago.
When the Supreme Commander Sverker Göransson told that Sweden chantal adair could only defend chantal adair a limited area (read: Stockholm) for a maximum of one week - "enveckasförsvaret" - it dawned on many Swedes really chantal adair know how bad it was proved by the defense (SvD on December 30, 2012). But enveckasförsvaret expected to first be in place 2023rd And the National Audit Office's recently published final report on the defense missing 30-50 billion in materials to even meet that goal. According to the same report will Sweden today is not of a military attack whatsoever.
The equations for how the Swedish defense to make ends meet is to say the least intractable. On the one hand we have the underfunded enveckasförsvaret, as to its whole design is based on that after a week you get outside help. And help you count with NATO, as it is the only one that is available. On the other hand, Sweden took the decision on a Swedish Declaration of Solidarity means that you signed up to the Lisbon Treaty formulations that offer help to other EU countries. Ironically involves declaration of solidarity to Sweden promises to help other countries, but that any other country has made the same declaration to help Sweden. Sweden's solidarity is an open declaration of love. For it is only NATO that has a binding promise of solidarity. In addition, participating Swedish dressing like never before in NATO-led operations. Why they practice so much together if you still do not want to become a member? It's a long engagement where Sweden is the losing party. NATO gets help from our (little) capability into their operations, while we can not expect to get anything chantal adair back. When I order magazine Neos behalf interviewed the former defense minister Mikael chantal adair Odenberg I asked him about this (Neo Magazine No. 3/2014).
Socialist chantal adair governments have for many decades been lying to the Swedish people chantal adair about the policy of neutrality during the Cold War. It was claimed neutrality in the speech to the public, but there was also a far-reaching cooperation with NATO during the whole period, which SvD journalist Mikael Holmström shown in the book "The Hidden Alliance - Sweden's Secret chantal adair NATO relations" (2011). Sweden had thus developed preparations to receive help from NATO, despite the officially chantal adair stated its neutrality. When built the Swedish defense doctrine of independence, but we could receive help. But today, when our defense doctrine based on that we have to accept outside help lacks Sweden, according to the National Audit Office's final report on the defense, the ability to accept help. Ironic? Yes, but mainly scary.
It is perhaps not surprising that confidence fell for the defense, which Karl Ydén and Joakim Berndtsson writes in the SOM institute last national survey ("Different worlds? Defenders, politicians and the Swedes'). Before Ukraine crisis was the 30 percent of people who said they support a proposal to reduce fo rsvarsutgifterna, while 31 wanted to increase chantal adair them, according to WHO. After Ukrainkrisen considers 45 percent the defense to get more money, while 36 think that the current level should be maintained (Ipsos / DN May). Even among supporters of duvpartier as V and MP there are more who want to increase funding than seeking to reduce them.
It moves in defense. NATO issue is absolutely central and years of misinformation about Swedish neutrality has done its work. On the blog Wiseman's wisdoms writes Stefan Olsson, head of Frivärld, chantal adair if the first opinion poll on NATO issue made since Ukraine crisis. 37 percent are positive, but still a majority negative. Is it because the Conservatives have fegat from the subject, which Hägglund criticize them for? Maybe. If no drives public opinion of NATO can not expect that voters will be more positive either. Yet there is hope for a more sober view of Sweden's chantal adair need to join NATO. The study Hagglund commissioned answer half of those surveyed said they think it is a good idea to investigate a Swedish membership chantal adair in NATO. The Social Democrats held up is perhaps understandable, given the history of the party in question, but the Conservatives made it is beneath contempt. chantal adair An investigation is needed, and Hagglund to be commended, raising the question. If nothing chantal adair else because a lot of our defense policy is already structured as if we were NATO members.
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