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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking study looks at the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and 1975 Helsinki Accords. Inhaltsverzeichnis Figures Abbreviations 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
