In the current debate about Nordic security, it is sometimes claimed that if Sweden and Finland joined the NATO alliance, it would increase regional tensions and serve as a provocation to Russia. A steady flow of articles and official statements from Russia assures us that Moscow has only been reactive in recent years, and acted merely to correct some of the injustices it suffered when the West took advantage of its weakness in the 1990s. We should therefore accept that the West carries part of the blame for the current situation and its dynamic of action-reaction. Above all, we should …read more
Source: The American Interest
