• Civilian-Based Defence in a New Era A Keynote Address 

      Holst, Johan J. (NUPI notat;422, Report, 1990)
      The paper proceeds from the premise that Europe is at the crossroads. The last empire in Europe is in the process of dissolution. In this context the position of Norway as a peripheral country bordering on the Soviet Union ...
    • European Security : A View from the North 

      Holst, Johan J. (NUPI notat;438, Report, 1990-11)
      The present paper outlines a Nordic and, primarily, a Norwegian perspective on the changes taking place in the political order in Europe. It opens by outlining the salient features of the cold-war order in Northern Europe. ...
    • The Evolution of East-West Relations and the Arms Control Dialogue during the Next Two Years - A Personal Forecast 

      Holst, Johan J. (NUPI notat;420, Report, 1990)
      The present paper contains a personal forecast. It considers that political developments in Europe will shape East-West relations over the next years. The new political order in Europe most likely will be a community order ...
    • Institutionalizing the CSCE Process : Considerations, Options and Constraints 

      Holst, Johan J. (NUPI notat;434, Report, 1990-10)
      The present paper addresses the issues involved in institutio nalizing the CSCE. It warns against abstract modelling and favours incrementalism based on the special characteristics of the CSCE process. Institutions should ...
    • NATO and the Northern Region : Security and Arms Control 

      Holst, Johan J. (NUPI notat;437, Report, 1990-11)
      The present paper attempts to provide a framework for assessing the security challenges in the Northern Region of Europe within the context of a post-cold war order. Specific threats have been replaced by unspecific dangers. ...