From Faroes to Flanders: Washington’s case for engaging Europe’s pro-Western independence movements
In October 1905, American diplomats received Norway’s charge d’affaires ad interim just days after Sweden recognized the dissolution of its union. The U.S. press widely celebrated this orderly separation as a model of Western self-determination, not a threat to regional stability. By swiftly recognizing the new Norwegian state, Washington proved that early engagement with pro-Western […]


