# As war threatens to accelerate across Europe, why are some countries still stuck in neutral?

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 3 Oct 2026, 27 min.

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With a major war raging on the European continent, there are a few countries that would prefer to be excused. We head to Switzerland, Austria and Ireland to examine what neutrality means today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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