Editing Foreign relations of Sweden (section)

== Military ==
Sweden has employed its military on numerous occasions since the end of the Cold War, from Bosnia and Congo to Afghanistan and Libya. According to one study, "this military activism is driven both by the Swedish internationalist tradition of "doing good" in the world, but also for instrumental purposes. These include a desire for political influence in international institutions, an interest in collective milieu shaping, and a concern to improve the interoperability and effectiveness of the Swedish military."<ref>{{Cite journal |journal=The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics the Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics |last1=Aggestam |first1=Lisbeth |last2=Hyde-Price |first2=Adrian |editor1-first=Jon |editor1-last=Pierre |date=December 17, 2015 |title=A Force for Good? |url=https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/34477/chapter-abstract/292540430|language=en|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199665679.001.0001 |isbn=9780199665679 |access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref>