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.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. 1945-1969: Sweden and Europe in a Changing World
Chapter 2. 1969–1971: Doubting Détente
Chapter 3. 1971–1972: Assuming the Role of the Realist
Chapter 4. 1972–1973: Engaging in the Dipoli Tea Party
Chapter 5. 1973-1975: Making the Helsinki Final Act
Conclusion
Circa l’autore
Aryo Makko is Associate Professor of History at Stockholm University and has been a visiting fellow at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, the University of Oxford and Harvard University. He was selected as a Pro Futura Scientia fellow by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) in 2016. His work has appeared in the Journal of Cold War Studies and Diplomacy & Statecraft, among others.
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