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Turn back the clock a few years and except for some conflicts in the Middle East, the experts were heralding the 21st century as the most peaceful period of history to live.
Living conditions were improving around the world, bilateral trade was booming, and peace and friendship cooperation agreements were being signed left, right, and centre.
Today, things are different. The outbreak of war in Ukraine threw the world into an unsteady place that hadn’t been experienced since World War 2.
Countries were soon forced to choose a side or risk compromising their own security and face backlash on the world stage.
There are a few exceptions, however. Some countries, though naturally aligned with one side or the other, have throughout history picked neutrality over tribalism.
The Central European nation became neutral in 1955 (Image: GETTY)
Austria
Austria, the Central European state, is bound to neutrality by the 1955 Austrian State Treaty and its constitution.
Much of its stance today …