Switzerland's doctrine of neutrality is not newfound, rather it's a strategy they've built into their geography over centuries. They're nestled between mountain

Switzerland's doctrine of neutrality is not newfound, rather it's a strategy they've built into their geography over centuries. They're nestled between mountains, so it would be pretty difficult for any other nation to attack them, but up until 1945, Europe was home to very frequent wars of conquest, which were devastating to property and people. Switzerland's strategy was to lean into their natural defenses by building hundreds of thousands of bunkers [0] in the mountains and signalling "Hey, we aren't looking to attack you, but if you invade, watch out for our extremely well fortified defenses. By the way, would you care to keep your valuables in our vaults? Lots of pillagers out there in the rest of Europe." (but seriously, skim through the video. Switzerland's defenses are wild and beautiful.) [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bPIaHg11mI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bPIaHg11mI