On NATO expansion and the end of neutrality

 

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Lily Lynch is back on the pod to talk about Northern and Eastern Europe and growing hawkishness. We discuss:

Why did Sweden and Finland give up decades of neutrality - and why now?

What happens with an enlarged alliance in light of the conflict in Ukraine?

How does the current moment compare to the apogee of the Non-Aligned Movement?

Why were the realists right?

How is tech mythology helping to build 'digital nationalism'?

Why is there beef over grain between Poland and Ukraine?

And what the hell are the "skin suit of social democracy" and the "Waluigi of neutrality"?

Links:

Joining the West, Lily Lynch, Sidecar

The realists were right, Lily Lynch, New Statesman

The EU’s great power delusions, Lily Lynch, New Statesman

Guns, grain, and history, Lily Lynch, New Statesman

Tech-Mythologies, Lily Lynch, Sidecar

Imperfect Unity, Lily Lynch, Sidecar