Juhana Aunesluoma considers the ways in which Scandinavia's, in particular neutral Sweden's, relationship was forged with the Western powers after the Second World War. He argues that during the early cold war Britain had a special role in Scandinavia and in the ways in which Western oriented neutrality became a part of the international system. New evidence is presented on British, American and Swedish foreign and defence policies regarding neutrality in the cold war.

Autorentext

JUHANA AUNESLUOMA is a lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

Inhalt

Introduction Converging or Competing Interests? 1945-47 Trade, Economic Cooperation and Foreign Policy 1945-52 Atlantic Alliance vs. Scandinavian Unity 1948-49 The Scandinavian Defence Dilemma 1949-51 A Failed Political Breakthrough 1951-52 Defining Sweden's Position in Western Defence 1952-54 Conclusion Index