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Redefining neutrality as a dynamic and strategic posture in global politics, this open access interdisciplinary volume moves beyond Cold War legacies and Eurocentric legal frameworks to explore neutrality through philosophy, law, economics, and international relations. Contributions include the examination of ancient texts including Kautilya's Arthashastra, the resilience of neutrality law in cyber warfare, and the strategic agency of small states in nuclear diplomacy and multipolar conflict. With diverse global case studies from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, this innovative volume decentralizes traditional narratives and highlights neutrality's relevance in today's fragmented world order. Whether as a tool of sovereignty, a buffer against great power rivalry, or a platform for global peacebuilding, neutrality emerges as a vital concept for scholars, diplomats, and policymakers seeking to understand how states navigate autonomy, responsibility, and global governance in the 21st century.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Kyoto University.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Alex Sceberras Trigona, Former Foreign Minister of Malta

Chapter 1: Introduction
(Pascal Lottaz & Eric Golson)

Section 1: Theory

Chapter 2: Philosophers and the Concept of Neutrality
(David Uzal)

Chapter 3: Revisiting Kautilya's Arthasastra: Classical Indian Perspectives on Neutrality
(Sumit Kumar Pathak)

Chapter 4: The Survival of the Law of Neutrality
(Amela Škiljan)

Chapter 5: The Laws of Neutrality and the Future of Due Diligence in Cyberspace
(Jan Martin Lemnitzer)

Section 2: Practice of State Actors

Chapter 6: Neutrality and Power Transition Theory: A Systemic Perspective on Austria and Serbia
(Eray Mutlu)

Chapter 7: The Economics of Neutrality in a Multipolar World
(Eric Golson)

Chapter 8: EU Neutral States and the TPNW: Reconciling Alignment and the Ban
(Valentina Cassar)

Chapter 9: Swiss Neutrality After the Cold War
(Jean-Daniel Ruch)

Section 3: Practice of Non-State Actors

Chapter 10: Medieval Neutrality
(Alexander Mallett)

Chapter 11: Mediating Conflict in Kurdish Frontiers:
A Case of Bottom-Up Neutrality in Contested Spaces
(Mostafa Khalili)

Chapter 12: International Sporting Federations as Neutral Actors:
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine as a Test Case
(Michal Kobierecki ?& Geoffrey Allen Pigman)

Chapter 13: Firefighter Olympics and the Role of
Central European Neutral and Non-Aligned Countries after the Second World War
(Ana Kladnik)

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Feb 18 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 256
ISBN 9781350628496
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 10 bw illus
Dimensions 234 x 156 mm
Series Neutrality Studies
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Pascal Lottaz

Pascal Lottaz is a Swiss academic at Kyoto Univers…

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Eric Golson

Eric Golson is a Professor of Economics at the Uni…

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Hillary Briffa

Hillary Briffa is a Senior Lecturer in National Se…

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Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom

Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom has worked as a research…

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