It really should come as no surprise that international diplomacy is glorified horse trade, we get some, you get some.
But what's extremely worrying in these cables is that there's no apparent upside for Sweden. Why is the government of Sweden caving in and pushing legislation requested by the US? What's in it for us?
Because Swedish diplomacy has been about being a neutral-looking lackey for the most threatening powers for a long time. That includes letting the Nazis use our railroads...
Oh... we did so much more than just let the Nazis use our railroads. War-profiteering is the word not used by Swedish media and politicians because it's such a dirty word.
But what's extremely worrying in these cables is that there's no apparent upside for Sweden. Why is the government of Sweden caving in and pushing legislation requested by the US? What's in it for us?