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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792728403321

Autore

Makko Aryo

Titolo

Ambassadors of realpolitik : Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War / / by Aryo Makko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Studies in Contemporary European History ; ; Volume 21

Classificazione

NQ 5920

Disciplina

327.4850409/045

Soggetti

National security - Sweden - History - 20th century

Cold War - Diplomatic history

Sweden Foreign relations Europe

Europe Foreign relations Sweden

Sweden Foreign relations 1950-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1945-1969: Sweden and Europe in a changing world -- 1969-1971: doubting detente -- 1971-1972: assuming the role of the realist -- 1972-1973: engaging in the Dipoli Tea Party -- 1973-1975: making the Helsinki Final Act.

Sommario/riassunto

During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the “conscience of the world,” working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during a key episode in Cold War history: the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, culminating in the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Through careful analysis of new evidence, it offers a compelling counternarrative of this period, showing that Sweden strategically ignored human rights violations in Eastern Europe and the nonaligned states in its pursuit of national interests.