03649nam 2200985 450 991081094020332120170304084036.010.1515/9781785332852(CKB)3710000001123468(MiAaPQ)EBC4498475(DE-B1597)636344(DE-B1597)9781785332852(EXLCZ)99371000000112346820170407h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAmbassadors of realpolitik Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War /by Aryo MakkoNew York ;Oxford, [England] :Berghahn Books,2017.©20171 online resource (300 pages) illustrations, tablesStudies in Contemporary European History ;Volume 211-78533-284-8 1-78533-285-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Studies in contemporary European history ;Volume 21.National securitySwedenHistory20th centuryCold WarDiplomatic historySwedenForeign relationsEuropeEuropeForeign relationsSwedenSwedenForeign relations1950-1960s.1970s.20th century.allies.ambassadors.analysis.austria.cold war.compromise.contemporary.council.diplomacy.diplomatic.eastern europe.economy.free trade.freedom.helsinki accords.historically accurate.history buff.human rights.idealism.international.modern history.modern world.nato.political.scandinavia.security.solidarity.study.sweden.switzerland.tension.treaty.true story.unity.world history.National securityHistoryCold WarDiplomatic history.327.4850409/045NQ 5920rvkMakko Aryo1611343MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810940203321Ambassadors of realpolitik4115170UNINA