Neutrality, NATO and the new world order
Neutrality, NATO and the new world order  
Podcast: Inside Geneva
Published On: Tue May 31 2022
Description: Send us a textThis week on Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes discusses NATO, neutrality, and the new world order.Is neutrality even possible in response to the invasion of Ukraine?Sara Hellmüller, Geneva Graduate Institute: "The law of neutrality is very clear, so the law of neutrality applies to the military domain and says that a country is not allowed to participate in an armed conflict either directly or indirectly."Neutral Finland and Sweden want to join NATO. What does that mean for their neutral status?Daniel Warner, analyst: "Neutrality changes over time, it’s not written in stone. Not only does it have legal and political but it also has moral implications."And does strict neutrality have any benefits at all?Jean-Marc Rickli, Geneva Centre for Security Policy: "There will come a time when negotiations will have to take place, and neutral states are very well positioned to basically offer mediation possibility to rebuild bridges."Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/Host: Imogen FoulkesProduction assitant: Claire-Marie GermainDistribution: Sara PasinoMarketing: Xin Zhang