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  2. Swiss neutrality - Wikipedia

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    Europe in 1910 with World War I alliances highlighted. Switzerland (yellow) found itself surrounded by members of opposing alliances. During the First World War, Switzerland sustained its policy of neutrality despite sharing land borders with two of the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) and two of the Allied Powers (France and Italy).

  3. Switzerland during the world wars - Wikipedia

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    Switzerland's trade was blockaded by both the Allies and by the Axis. Each side openly exerted pressure on Switzerland not to trade with the other. Economic cooperation and extension of credit to Germany varied according to the perceived likelihood of invasion, and the availability of other trading partners.

  4. Switzerland–NATO relations - Wikipedia

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    Switzerland is surrounded by the European Union but not an EU member itself, thereby also maintaining its neutrality with regard to EU membership and the EU mutual defence clause enshrined in Article 42.7 of the consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union, although the EU treaty also provides for neutral countries to maintain their ...

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  6. Switzerland: It's Not Just for Banks Anymore - AOL

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    Switzerland is a country long known for four things: Fervent neutrality. Strong, secretive banks. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. World-class chocolate. The ...

  7. Switzerland is Anything But Neutral: Max Gets Warm ... - AOL

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  8. Foreign relations of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Switzerland, fearing that its status as a neutral country would be damaged, did not join the United Nations when it was created in 1945. [2] On 10 September 2002, Switzerland became a full member of the United Nations, after a referendum supporting full membership won in a close vote six months earlier; Swiss voters had rejected membership by a ...

  9. Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland

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    The Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland (German: Aktion für eine unabhängige und neutrale Schweiz or AUNS, French: Action pour une Suisse indépendante et neutre or ASIN, Italian: Azione per una Svizzera neutrale e indipendente or ASNI), abbreviated to AUNS, is a political organisation in Switzerland that supports Swiss independence and neutrality.