Portugal and Sweden – Diplomatic history and bilateral foreign policy

Abstract

This paper intends to analyze the foreign policies of Portugal and Sweden and study diplomatic discussions and exchanges from former Portuguese officials in several decades and historical periods. This study will have a greater focus on Portuguese foreign policy and diplomacy, as only documents from the Portuguese National Records (Torre do Tombo) and the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs are analyzed, however, an incisive study and review of Swedish foreign policy and history shall also be performed. Bilateral political negotiations and foreign policy research between these two countries have never been developed using this method. This research will analyze this centuries-old relationship particularly during World War II, the Cold War and the Portuguese Colonial War, and the road towards Europeanization, however, earlier events shall also be mentioned