Confederate leaders believed an informal embargo on cotton would lead Great Britain into formal recognition of the Confederacy and to diplomatic intervention with other European countries on behalf of the South
With war, every country is afraid. They're afraid of possibly being ambushed, becoming in dept, and many other reasons. So by remaining neutral they can sit back and not have to worry about being attacked by any country that's fighting. But that's not always the case now and days. Hope I answered your question correctly.
The Plumbers were connected to Nixon during his second term <span>term in office which almost ended up as the Pentagon Papers leaking.</span>
The Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party