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Olof Palme, Sweden, and the Vietnam War
A Diplomatic History
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2023
Summary
In 1972, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme’s fierce condemnation of the Christmas Bombings of the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong led to a breakdown in diplomatic relations at the highest level between Sweden and the United States. The author argues that Sweden’s official position of neutrality allowed its Prime Minister greater independence of action on the international stage. Palme opposed the American military intervention in Southeast Asia for its violation of Vietnamese self-determination. Superpower aggression against one small country threatened all others, including Palme’s own. At the same time, the diplomatic freeze did not substantially damage Swedish-American relations. In spite of the tension with the Nixon White House, Stockholm and its embassy in Washington maintained excellent relations with Congress, with many ordinary Americans, and even with Nixon’s own State Department.
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Edition
1/2023
Copyright Year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-3844-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-3845-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
274
Product Type
Monograph
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Preface No access
The Early Evolution of Olof Palme and Swedish Vietnam Policy No access Pages 1 - 22
The Accession of Olof Palme No access Pages 23 - 88
The Christmas Bombing and Consequent Diplomatic Freeze No access Pages 89 - 122
Sweden and the American Prisoners of War in North Vietnam No access Pages 123 - 208
Reconciliation with Washington No access Pages 209 - 226
The Postwar Reconstruction of Vietnam and Swedish-American Relations No access Pages 227 - 246
