Russia’s view of the world in terms of one big ‘Russophobic’ conspiracy theory precluded alternatives to what it deems ‘defensive’ measures.
Alexander Lanoszka discusses NATO enlargement, conceptualising military alliances, their contemporary significance, nuclear proliferation, and the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict.
Turkish advances towards the new alliance continue, and NATO powers have done little to counterbalance the Turkish drift towards a new ideology that threatens their disappearance from NATO altogether.
Amidst the Ukraine war, NATO is becoming increasingly more diverse and divergent as an alliance and the individual approaches of member states will continue to reflect that.
Kallas is well positioned to lead the alliance into the next stage of what is likely to be a protracted struggle with its original adversary.
Henri Vanhanen talks about Finland joining NATO alongside Finnish Foreign and Defence Policy broadly, following-up on his popular Op-Ed ’Finland and NATO Membership’.
Erdogan craves relevance and abhors isolation on the global stage. This will be what continues to bind NATO and Türkiye together.
Philip Cunliffe talks about the changing nature of international conflict and humanitarian intervention, plus the role of states and institutions in peacekeeping.
NATO has no reason to expect major conflicts as a result of Finland’s membership as the strategic interests of both coincide.
Many questions arise from the near future harmonization of defence planning activities, such as what Finland’s security policy role within NATO should be.
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