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- Title: Ambassadors of Realpolitik
- Author : Aryo Makko
- Release Date : January 01, 2016
- Genre: Europe,Books,History,Politics & Current Events,Foreign Policy & International Relations,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2415 KB
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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.