Ambassadors of Realpolitik : : Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War / / Aryo Makko.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Makko, Aryo,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Contemporary European History ; 20
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; CHAPTER ONE 1945–1969: Sweden and Europe in a Changing World --; CHAPTER TWO 1969–1971: Doubting Détente --; CHAPTER THREE 1971–1972: Assuming the Role of the Realist --; CHAPTER FOUR 1972–1973: Engaging in the Dipoli Tea Party --; CHAPTER FIVE 1973–1975: Making the Helsinki Final Act --; Conclusion --; Appendices --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781785332852; 9783110998221
• DOI: 10.1515/9781785332852?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Aryo Makko.

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.