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NATO Comes to Switzerland, Goodbye Neutrality?
Sweden and Finland have joined NATO.
Will Switzerland be next?
- Daniel Warner
- CounterPunch
In a small step in that direction, NATO will soon open an office in Geneva.
Does NATO’s presence, however small – sources say only one NATO officer will be based in Geneva – represent a historic change for a country that has been legally neutral since 1815?
Although the office is presented as a multilateral liaison with international organizations – NATO has similar offices in Vienna and New York – it does raise questions about Swiss neutrality and neutrality in general…