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A more interesting and relevant thing to study would be how modern Switzerland managed to avoid war in the bloodiest century the world had ever seen. It's like
by carsongross 12y ago
A more interesting and relevant thing to study would be how modern Switzerland managed to avoid war in the bloodiest century the world had ever seen.
It's like the miracle no one wants to notice.
- ovulator 12y agoIs it really? Finance the most likely aggressor (Germany), don't fight for them. Then be of no strategic importance for any other invading army. No one wants to march their army over the alps to get somewhere.
- ajarmst 12y agoDon't forget "be armed to the teeth and express a willingness to violently respond to any intrusion into your territory". It's pretty much standard lex talionis strategy, which has been around as long as humans have formed groups.
- trhway 12y agomay be just like Sweden - just say "No" to war and declare to be neutral. Well, it worked for almost 2 centuries until "The accession to the European Union in 1995 meant that neutrality as a principle was abolished." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_neutrality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_neutrality)
- cbd1984 12y agoPeople noticed how much Nazi gold ended up in Swiss bank accounts, how mountainous Switzerland is, and how useless it is tactically and strategically. They largely stopped wondering about Swiss neutrality during WWII after noticing all that.