Essays Let the right one in. Building relations of trust

Building mutual trust was for years one of the desired aims of international cooperation in the Nordic region; the existence of trust was intended to contribute to the reduction of political tensions and lead to more sustainable and peaceful region. In practice, working with international cooperation in the Nordic region, where Russia was one of the actors until 2022, has never been easy. One of the main obstacles on the way was the deficit of trust.

Published in the printed edition of Baltic Worlds BW 2023:3, 78-82
Published on balticworlds.com on August 23, 2023

Trust can be seen as a mechanism that reduces uncertainty and allows for expectations about other social actors’ future behavior. Hence the existence of trust between different actors in society is “the precondition of the possibility” for cooperation among different actors both within and between communities.

Building mutual trust was for years one of the desired aims of international cooperation in the Nordic region; the existence of trust was intended to contribute to the reduction of political tensions and lead to more sustainable and peaceful region. In practice, working with international cooperation in the Nordic region, where Russia was one of the actors until 2022, has never been easy. One of the main obstacles on the way was the deficit of trust.

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Ekaterina Kalinina