Tuomas Forsberg is Professor of International Relations at Tampere University, Finland. Magnus Christiansson is Assistant Professor of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.

• 1. Introduction2. Drivers of NATO Enlargement3. Finland Exercises Its ‘NATO Option’4. Sweden’s Historical Decision on NATO5. The Alliance and the Accession Process6. Finland and Sweden in NATO7. NATO in the North8. Conclusions: A Strategic Shift and Its Paradoxes

‘A compelling and rewarding book. The authors incisively trace the drama of Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession.’ Sten Rynning, Danish Institute for Advanced Study

Tuomas Forsberg is Professor of International Relations at Tampere University, Finland. Magnus Christiansson is Assistant Professor of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.

• 1. Introduction2. Drivers of NATO Enlargement3. Finland Exercises Its ‘NATO Option’4. Sweden’s Historical Decision on NATO5. The Alliance and the Accession Process6. Finland and Sweden in NATO7. NATO in the North8. Conclusions: A Strategic Shift and Its Paradoxes

‘A compelling and rewarding book. The authors incisively trace the drama of Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession.’ Sten Rynning, Danish Institute for Advanced Study

Tuomas Forsberg is Professor of International Relations at Tampere University, Finland. Magnus Christiansson is Assistant Professor of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.

• 1. Introduction2. Drivers of NATO Enlargement3. Finland Exercises Its ‘NATO Option’4. Sweden’s Historical Decision on NATO5. The Alliance and the Accession Process6. Finland and Sweden in NATO7. NATO in the North8. Conclusions: A Strategic Shift and Its Paradoxes

‘A compelling and rewarding book. The authors incisively trace the drama of Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession.’ Sten Rynning, Danish Institute for Advanced Study