Ambassadors of Realpolitik: Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War
Aryo Makko, "Ambassadors of Realpolitik: Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War "
English | ISBN: 1785332848 | 2016 | 300 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1785332848 | 2016 | 300 pages | PDF | 3 MB
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.