Finland's membership in NATO; Changes in the European-Russian balance of power patterns

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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bo Ali University, Hamadan, Iran.

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The geometry of power in the international system is influenced by the relations of variable power distribution. Finland's membership in NATO has changed many political and international equations. The joining of Finland to NATO not only changed many national equations in Finland, but also brought new events in the regional area (Scandinavia and in the broader Nordic space). In addition, in the international dimension, the foundations of the European balance of power model, which was proposed as a stable model after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, were shaken. The question is why Finland's membership in NATO has changed the security architecture of Europe. In response to this question, the research hypothesis, while paying attention to the shape and content geometry of the power balance between Russia and Europe, will consider the threat balance (Russian resources threatening Finland) as the main factor changing the behavior of Finland's foreign policy.

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