1. Sweden’s Peacekeeping Contributions through the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
- Author:
- Gabriel Jonsson
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- International Journal of Korean Studies
- Institution:
- International Council on Korean Studies
- Abstract:
- This paper investigates what role Sweden, by participating in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) since 1953, has played to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula. What specific contributions has the NNSC done? How important are they in comparison to other factors that have preserved peace? These issues are analyzed by comparing the tasks of the NNSC, as defined by the Armistice Agreement, and the Commission’s work. Consideration is also given to the Commission’s composition and whether its role has changed throughout the years or not. North Korea’s policy to dismantle the NNSC in the 1990s is included, as are the Commission’s responses and the subsequent reorganization of its work.
- Topic:
- Treaties and Agreements, United Nations, Peace, and Military
- Political Geography:
- South Korea, North Korea, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, United States of America, and Czechoslovakia