AALAND ISLANDS: NEO-colonizer MODEL WITH SOFT POWER BASES.
Today the concepts of colonization, neo-colonizer enclave and settlements are being rethought with sovereignty and self-determination of peoples, despite the efforts of the UN to all nations especially the islands are no longer "owned" Neo colonizers .The power colonizer countries also undergoes changes and these no longer dominant but with a high rate of negotiation and mutual agreement.
The Aaland Islands is a clear example of this, I do not make reference to American Samoa because they are totally different cases and sovereign actions are enclaves of Neo powers colonizing an island can be enclave, settlement or contributor to several settlers Neo, the form of division of the world has not changed what changes is the structure of domination, Joseph Nye I referred to in my previous article on the soft power of China, Russia on Venezuela (1).
Taking this context and as I referred to -political historical article of the island is of great importance to many nations without great Neo claims colonizing as: Germany, France, England and the United States on one side polarized known as traditional powers against China, Russia and Iran. Aaland is located in the heart of the Baltic and lies between Sweden and Finland on the power arrangements and negotiations that occur in high politics, would Islands to Finnish domain but their culture is Swedish, Now Who is behind this ambivalence ? Germany, the country we know is the strong link in the European Community, Sweden it is but it has certain freedoms, what would a "fee" and with some autonomy within the Union, Member presumably shared that power does not necessarily involves a conflict or friction, it all depends on the interests of time may vary depending on the circumstances.
Now this island in particular has many uses for the Union are members of it but do not pay taxes, a privilege that gives them some autonomy and of course this also depends on their level of production, are a renewable energy source that supplies power to Sweden its main customer, however the needs of today's world increases both its citizens well and Aaland not escape it, now states that if the island has another area of ​​the non-renewable energy production its privileged economic situation may change, but how far this could be beneficial ¿
Responsible gambling is one of the topics of discussion within the Community as income levels are higher than expected, the company successfully operates in Aaland, for the possibility of providing social assistance to the most helpless, within a period not short could represent a source of self supply and perhaps a future secession, this is where enter the Neo soft power to hold off the aspirations of certain strategic enclaves, colonizer nor colonized are so dumb, they prefer a certain autonomy but not full independence and that means a lot of responsibility more than I can take, example is the attempted secession of Scotland.
Therefore, the colonizing power passed to a colonizer Neo power to go soft or becoming a benefit trading- power, the islands are important enclaves especially for a country Neo colonizer or more looking through this benefit and the benefit of remunerate balanced way, I put as an example the island as a clear demonstration of power Neo soft colonizer, but with a source of self supply and colonial supply that can eventually be a time bomb, it all depends on the strategies that the colonizer Neo use for maintain that order and control in their area of ​​interest.
(1) Alcalá, A. (2014) "NEO Colonialism: THE CASE OF VENEZUELA".
Graduated from the University of the Andes. Merida. Caracas. Venezuela.