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Swiss Security: Perception of a Small Country

Swiss Security: Perception of a Small Country

Loetscher, Franz

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 1249412684
ISBN13: 9781249412687
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Sep 17 2012
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.21 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This study examines the dilemma of a traditional neutral country between independence and interdependence. The Swiss perception of seeing themselves as a special case is discussed in terms of Swiss federalism, land of minorities and sense for compromise, economic dependence and neutrality. Swiss Security Policy is confronted in a case study with the scenarios of General Sir John Hackett's The Third World War and General Robert Close's Europe Without Defense. In a worsening international situation, possible Swiss security assessments, options, and methods of crisis management are discussed in order to analyze the question of the feasibility of the policy of neutrality in a future war. In the final conclusions, it is anticipated that the concepts of Swiss neutrality and security are still the best option for a small state. Several constraints are discussed that force the Swiss to adapt their policy to the current world situation: economic interweaving, new forms of international threats, and, the problems of sophisticated military technology for a militia army. Finally, recommendations concerning Switzerland and the United Nations, developing aid, and defense spending are made.

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