Neutrality: Dilemma for Switzerland From: The Officer | Date: April 1, 1997| Author: Hansjoerg Seiler | Copyright Reserve Officers Association Apr 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Swiss neutrality is the subject of national debate today. The question is particularly relevant in view of the integration of Europe and its collective security. Furthermore, neutrality overly taxes the capacity of a small nation to maintain a viable and independent armed force.

Add to this the dilemma faced by the neutral state when presented with a situation as experienced during the Gulf War-whether to remain neutral when one country invades another. Is failure to take a position t...

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