Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979 Neutrality Meets Decolonisation

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Widmer, Sabina, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV [2021]
Edición:First edition
Colección:New perspectives on the Cold War ; Volume 8.
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004469617