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Preface -- Foreword -- Neutral Security Policies in the Wake of the IMF Treaty and the Vienna CSCE Follow-up Meeting -- Swiss Security Policy in a Changing Strategic Environment -- Challenges and Opportunities in New Political Scenarios for Europe: An Austrian Perspective -- Neutrality and the Nordic Security Pattern: A Swedish Perspective -- Neutral Military Security in a Changing Europe: A Finnish View -- The European Neutrals and West European Economic Integration -- The Evolution of EC-EFTA Relations and Austria's Integration Policy -- Finland and West European Economic Integration -- Switzerland and the European Community -- A Swedish View of 1992 and Swedish Neutrality Policy in a Changing Europe -- The European Neutrals and New Developments in Eastern Europe -- Perestroika, Neutrality, and Finnish-Soviet Relations -- The Soviet Union and Swiss Neutrality -- The Impact of Developments in the East European "Socialist" States on Austria's Neutrality -- Is There Today a Specific Soviet Outlook on Neutrality? -- Possibilities and Limitations for Neutral "Bridge-Building" and Future Cooperation Among the Neutral States of Europe -- New Roles for the European Neutrals? Traditional Functions and New Challenges for Neutral Policies in Europe -- Austria's Changing Role in a Changing Europe -- Finnish Bridge-Building in a Changing Europe -- Swiss Bridge-Building Contributions -- The European Neutrals Facing the Challenges of the 1990s

The Law of International Conflict deals with three key principles of modern international law that are related to each other from a policy-oriented perspective. The prohibition in the UN Charter has not stopped the threat or use of force, since the system of collective security of the World Organization still fails to effectively enforce it. On the other hand, the UN has developed peacekeeping operations, non-military sanctions, the international administration of territories, tribunals trying individuals for serious breaches of international humanitarian law and the concept of responsibility to protect. The prohibition of intervention, id est coercion below armed force, also poses numerous problems. The alternative, the peaceful settlement of disputes, can be achieved by various methods, all of which have advantages and shortcomings.