Gwynne Dyer — July 10, 2023 When NATO held its annual summit in Brussels two years ago, all 31 presidents and prime ministers of the alliance’s member states dutifully showed up, but their hearts weren’t really in it. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, had publicly declared NATO “brain dead” in 2019, and nobody could find a … Continue reading NATO from “Brain-Dead” to Bigger & Back On A Roll?
Turkey Continues To Challenge Sweden’s NATO Membership By RFE/RL staff— Posted on June 28, 2023 Sweden’s NATO accession has been delayed due to Turkey’s demands concerning fighting terrorism, lifting an arms embargo on Ankara, and fulfilling extradition requests; these issues still remain a year later. Finland, which initially applied for NATO membership alongside Sweden, decided … Continue reading Sweden, Turkey & NATO: No, Yes, Or Still MAYBE
[NOTE: These two short columns offer an admirable review of two key moments in the impact of Putin’s Ukraine invasion on my own thinking. When I imagined these countries as actual places (which, I admit, wasn’t often), my speculation was that they held to a “plague-on-both-your-houses” stance vis-a-vis the USSR/Russia on one side, and the West, … Continue reading Sweden, Finland, NATO, Neutrals & Nukes: A Concise Analysis