| − | '''Political neutrality''' is maintaining a position to not take sides in a war, debate, and arguments<ref>[[Merriam-Webster]] [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=neutrality ''neutrality'']</ref>. A country which maintains neutrality in a war can avoid embargo and invasion. | + | '''Political neutrality''' is maintaining a position to not take sides in a war, debate, and arguments<ref>[[Merriam-Webster]] [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=neutrality ''neutrality'']</ref>. A country which maintains neutrality in a war can avoid embargo and invasion. A good example of a country that publicly maintains a neutral status is [[Switzerland]]. [[Sweden]] was also neutral in [[World War II]] |