Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979 : : Neutrality Meets Decolonisation / / Sabina Widmer.
In Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979 , Sabina Widmer analyses Swiss foreign policy in Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Somalia in the late 1960s and 1970s, at the crossroads of the global East-West confrontation and decolonisation. Focusing on the independence wars in An...
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Superior document: | New Perspectives on the Cold War Series ; Volume 8 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Edition: | First edition. |
Language: | English |
Series: | New perspectives on the Cold War ;
Volume 8. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material / Copyright page / Dedication / Acknowledgements / Abbreviations / Introduction / Chapter 1 A Non-colonial Power in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa / Part 1 The Struggle for National Liberation during the Last Phase of European Colonialism, 1967-1974 / Introduction to Part 1 / Chapter 2 Countering Criticism from the Third World: Switzerland's Stance on White Minority Rule / Chapter 3 Negotiating Foreign Policy on the Domestic Front: Non-state Actors and Portuguese Colonialism / Conclusion to Part 1 / Part 2 A Shift in Cold War Alliances: Radical Regime Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1967-1979 / Introduction to Part 2 / Chapter 4 Attempting to Keep a Low Profile: The Revolutions in Somalia and Ethiopia / Chapter 5 Getting Out of a Foreign Policy Impasse: The Decolonisation of Angola and Mozambique / Chapter 6 Improving Switzerland's Image: Relations with Independent Mozambique / Conclusion to Part 2 / Part 3 Armed Conflicts in Africa and the Renewal of Cold War Tensions, 1975-1979 / Introduction to Part 3 / Chapter 7 Manoeuvring through the East-West and North-South Conflict: The Angolan War / Chapter 8 Retaining Western Influence in Africa: The Ogaden War / Conclusion to Part 3 / Conclusion / Bibliography / Index / |
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Summary: | In Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979 , Sabina Widmer analyses Swiss foreign policy in Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Somalia in the late 1960s and 1970s, at the crossroads of the global East-West confrontation and decolonisation. Focusing on the independence wars in Angola and Mozambique, the Angolan War and the Ogaden War as well as regime changes that brought Soviet-allied governments to power, this book sheds new light on Switzerland's role in the Third World during the Cold War. Based on extensive multi-archival research, it exposes the limits of neutrality in North-South relations, reveals the growing marge de manoeuvre of small states during Détente, and highlights the role of non-state actors in the making of foreign policy. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004469613 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sabina Widmer. |