
Neutrality in Austria
After Stalin''s death, during a respite in Cold War tensions in 1955, Austria managed to rid itself of a quadripartite occupation regime and become a neutral state. As the Cold War continued, Austria''s policy of neutrality helped make this small country into an important mediator of East-West differences, and neutrality became a crucial part of Austria''s postwar identity. In the post-Cold War er...
After Stalin''s death, during a respite in Cold War tensions in 1955, Austria managed to rid itself of a quadripartite occupation regime and become a neutral state. As the Cold War continued, Austria''s policy of neutrality helped make this small country into an important mediator of East-West differences, and neutrality became a crucial part of Austria''s postwar identity. In the post-Cold War er...