“NATO standards” are a meme, a joke. They let in star players such as Montenegro and North Macedonia. There isn’t anything that they can deliver that Finland cannot.
This is what it’s all about.
>If Finland or Sweden apply, the hesitation of just one Ally would be enough to delay or block their acceptance.
The article is correct in its conclusions regardless. Finland and Sweden act like they could jump in whenever they wish, basically reaping all the benefits of an alliance while assuming no obligations. It’s like buying insurance when your house is on fire.
NATO should dissuade them from these illusions, and push them towards making a choice. It’s not in NATO’s interest to nurture these expectations.
The article doesn’t cite a single utterance by neither Finland nor Sweden that assumes NATO membership should be granted outside the set NATO procedure for it. The “option” both nations speak of is the right to choose allegiances without foreign pressure. Not to ride the gravy train to NATO-town at their own choosing as insinuated by the title.
2 comments
“NATO standards” are a meme, a joke. They let in star players such as Montenegro and North Macedonia. There isn’t anything that they can deliver that Finland cannot.
This is what it’s all about.
>If Finland or Sweden apply, the hesitation of just one Ally would be enough to delay or block their acceptance.
The article is correct in its conclusions regardless. Finland and Sweden act like they could jump in whenever they wish, basically reaping all the benefits of an alliance while assuming no obligations. It’s like buying insurance when your house is on fire.
NATO should dissuade them from these illusions, and push them towards making a choice. It’s not in NATO’s interest to nurture these expectations.
The article doesn’t cite a single utterance by neither Finland nor Sweden that assumes NATO membership should be granted outside the set NATO procedure for it. The “option” both nations speak of is the right to choose allegiances without foreign pressure. Not to ride the gravy train to NATO-town at their own choosing as insinuated by the title.