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Swedish Foreign Policy Objectives in the Interwar Period

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Abstract

Despite the official non-engagement of Scandinavian states in armed struggle of the First World War and their joint proclamation of neutrality, each state found itself in a different situation (Carlsson and Rosen, Den svenska historien, 14:74–90, 1983).

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    Södra Kvarken (South Kvarken)—the northern part of the Sea of Åland, east of Oregrund.

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    Sweden reiterated the statement on January 31, 1938 reaffirming its continuing strong opposition to collective security.

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    In 1935, R. Sandler stated that in his opinion a responsible government should just in case secure a right of selecting the road of neutrality; see: Documents of International Affairs 1935, p. 158.

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Czarny, R.M. (2018). Swedish Foreign Policy Objectives in the Interwar Period. In: Sweden: From Neutrality to International Solidarity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77513-5_4

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