Ukraine war to Finland's accession to NATO: A divided world in the making | Allia Bukhari
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From the blog of Allia Bukhari at The Times of Israel
One of the alliance’s long-awaited new members has joined, but it won’t necessarily bring Europe closer to strategic autonomy.
As Finland and Sweden turn from neutrals to Western allies, the militarisation of the high north appears inevitable. That may make global governance of the Arctic region increasingly problematic.
Finland formally became the 31st member of Nato this week, ending decades of non-alignment to join the military alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
As Finland goes through a multitude of political changes, its citizens are comforted by a strong military supported by decades of sustained defense spending and widespread public training.