For over two hundred years, Switzerland has stood out as the very model of a neutral country. And yet the war in Ukraine has raised very real questions about it commitment to the principle. While it has come in for criticism over its decision to prevent NATO members from re-exporting Swiss-made weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, Switzerland has full aligned itself to European Union sanction on Russia. It has also spoken openly about the need to rethink what neutrality really means in the modern era. So, is Switzerland still neutral? And, if it is, could this be about to change?

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Switzerland is one of the most interesting countries in the world. Its origins can be traced back to 1291, when a group of communities - now known as cantons - formed a defensive alliance. In the centuries that followed they were joined by others and Switzerland became an expansionist collection of statelets. This was until France defeated it. While this has usually been seen as the start of the country’s moves towards neutrality. Its formal neutral status came in 1815, following the Napoleonic Wars. But while it has become famed for its neutrality, in recent years there have been growing signs that this is changing, Switzerland has already forged close ties to NATO. And following the start of the war in Ukraine its has aligned with the EIU and others to impose cantons on Moscow. And inside the country, there is growing support for NATO membership. This has prompted the country’s president, Ignazio Cassis, to refer to a new principle of “cooperative neutrality”.

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0:00 Introduction and Titles
0:44 Neutrality in International Relations
2:13 Background to Switzerland
3:05 The Origins of Swiss Neutrality
4:38 Swiss Neutrality in Practice
5:36 Swiss Neutrality in the Modern Era
7:27 Switzerland and the Ukraine War
9:37 Reconsidering Swiss Neutrality
11:53 Is Switzerland Abandoning Neutrality?

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