During the whole period after World War II until the end of the 1980s, Sweden as a non-NATO small industrialized country neighbour to the Soviet Union, had a strong national interest to formally carry out a policy of neutrality, have a credible defence, and worked for an effective UN. The New World Order after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Swedish membership in the EU in 1995 have created new conditions for the way Sweden may practice international law. It is particularly true with respect to the Swedish view on international use of force. Sweden has been a faithful supporter of the UN and has rejected any form of use of form outside the framework of the UN Charter. The reaction of Sweden to events such as the US bombing of a factory in Sudan in 1988, the NATO bombings of Kosovo in 1999, the US attack in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq War in 2003 give rise to questions about a possible change in the Swedish perception of international use of force. The purpose of this study is to establish to what extent a possible change is the result of those conditions that external factors such as the EU membership or the New World Order with one Super Power have created. The results of the research will constitute a basis for the assessment of Sweden's actual possibility to maintain an independent and consistent practice with respect to international use of force.