1.1 Neutrality Neutral; not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute. In International Affairs; neutral country takes no side in a war between other parties and in return hopes to avoid being attacked by either of them. A neutralist policy aims at neutrality in case of an armed conflict that could involve the party in question. Neutrality can be seen as a European phenomenon, it has always been a social fact in …showed first 75 words of 1125 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1125 total…international stage, while emphasizing an purpose to stay neutral in case of war close to the country. By such a declaration of purposes, the country hopes that all belligerents will count on the country's territory as off limits for the enemy, and therefore unnecessary to waste resources on. As a recent example is the position of The Netherlands during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This was described by politicians as political support, but no military support.