The European Neutrals in The 1990s : New Challenges and Opportunities.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part One Neutral Security Policies in the Wake of the INF Treaty and the Vienna CSCE Follow-up Meeting -- 1 Swiss Security Policy in a Changing Strategic Environment -- 1. The Changing Strategic Background -- 2. The Present Status of Neutral Security Policy -- 3. The Neutrals Faced with Strategic Challenges -- 4. The Role of Neutral States in a New European Security System -- Selected Bibliography -- 2 Challenges and Opportunities in New Political Scenarios for Europe: An Austrian Perspective -- 1. Changing Security Requirements in Europe -- 2. Security and a New European System -- 3. Central Europe -- 4. Conventional Arms Control and Stability -- 5. Austrian Security Policy -- 6. Participation of N + N Countries in the Verification of a Conventional Arms Control Agreement and in Multilateral Arms-Control Initiatives -- 3 Neutrality and the Nordic Security Pattern: A Swedish Perspective -- Selected Bibliography -- 4 Neutral Military Security in a Changing Europe: A Finnish View -- 1. Finnish Neutrality Reconsidered -- 2. The Significance of the INF Treaty -- 3. Negotiations After the Vienna CSCE Follow-Up Meeting -- 4. Defensive Doctrines -- 5. The Specific Problems of Sweden and Finland -- 6. The Baltic Sea Region -- 7. Historical Experience and Finnish Neutrality -- 8. The Challenges for Finnish Defense Policy -- Part Two The European Neutrals and West European Economic Integration -- 5 The Evolution of EC-EFTA Relations and Austria's Integration Policy -- 1. The Integration Policy of the Neutrals up to the Free-Trade Agreements -- 2. The Attitude of the EC Toward the Neutrals -- 3. The New Dynamics of EC Integration and the EFTA Countries -- 4. Austria's Integration Policy -- 5. Concluding Remarks on Future Developments.

6 Finland and West European Economic Integration -- 1. Pragmatism: The Keyword -- 2. FINNEFTA: The Origins of Pragmatism -- 3. The Free-Trade Agreements of 1973: Pragmatism Revisited -- 4. The Future: Is Pragmatism Enough? -- 5. Is the "EFTA Card" Replacing Pragmatism? -- 7 Switzerland and the European Community -- 1. The Effects of the 1972 Free-Trade Agreements -- 2. The Probable Consequences of the Implementation of the Single European Act -- 3. The Position of the Government on the Future Relationship with the EC -- 4. Internal Constitutional Problems -- 5. Public Opinion -- 8 A Swedish View of 1992 and Swedish Neutrality Policy in a Changing Europe -- 1. Winds of Change -- 2. The Internal Market -- 3. Domestic Politics and Policy Platforms -- 4. A Comprehensive Strategy: External Aspects -- 5. Harmonization -- 6. Harmonization and Partnership: Domestic Implications -- 7. EFTA and European Partnership -- 8. National Profiles: Neutrality - Domestic Conditions and External Environments -- 9. Postscript -- Part Three The European Neutrals and New Developments in Eastern Europe -- 9 Perestroika, Neutrality, and Finnish-Soviet Relations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Political Changes in Eastern Europe -- 3. New Political Thinking and Neutrality -- 4. The Current State of Finnish-Soviet Relations -- 5. Conclusion -- 10 The Soviet Union and Swiss Neutrality -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Soviet Union and Neutrality -- 3. The Case of Swiss Neutrality -- 4. Changes in Eastern Europe -- 5. The Process of Disarmament -- 6. Changes in Western Europe -- 11 The Impact of Developments in the East European "Socialist" States on Austria's Neutrality -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Law of Neutrality and the Policy of Neutrality -- 3. New Orientations in the "Socialist" World -- 4. Consequences of Changes in the Soviet Union for Austria's Neutrality.

5. Relations with Other "Socialist" Countries -- 6. Conclusion -- 12 Is There Today a Specific Soviet Outlook on Neutrality? -- 1. The Recent Normalization of Swedish-Soviet Relations -- 2. Soviet Positions on Neutrality -- Part Four Possibilities and Limitations for Neutral "Bridge-Building" and Future Cooperation Among the Neutral States of Europe -- 13 New Roles for the European Neutrals? Traditional Functions and New Challenges for Neutral Policies in Europe -- 14 Austria's Changing Role in a Changing Europe -- 1. The Decline of a Metaphor -- 2. Governmental and Societal Bridge-Building -- 3. The Double Challenge -- 4. Future Cooperation Among the Neutrals -- 15 Finnish Bridge-Building in a Changing Europe -- 1. Old and New Tasks for the European Neutrals -- 2. Finnish Neutrality in a Changing Europe -- 3. Finland and N+N Cooperation -- 16 Swiss Bridge-Building Contributions -- 1. Past and Present -- 2. EC Membership and Armed Neutrality -- 3. Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations -- 4. Cooperation Among the Neutrals -- 5. Outlook -- 17 The European Neutrals Facing the Challenges of the 1990s -- 1. The Basic Reversal -- 2. Neutral Security Policies in the Wake of New Moves Toward Arms Control and Disarmament -- 3. The European Neutrals and West European Economic Integration -- 4. The European Neutrals and New Developments in Eastern Europe -- 5. The Future of Neutrality in Europe -- About the Contributors -- Index.

This book presents the work of leading experts from Austria, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland on the changing opportunities and challenges faced by the neutral states of Europe. It outlines some of the political changes that have recently taken place in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

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