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00:00 Show Intro
00:25 Episode Intro
00:53 What is NATO?
01:25 Purposes of NATO
04:41 NATO Expansion
06:35 Why was Finland not in NATO?
07:45 Why Finland joined NATO now?
08:20 Impact of Finland joining NATO
09:34 Episode wrap up
10:00 Show wrap up
NATO - Declassified: A short history of NATO (https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_139339.htm)
Article 5 for the Next Decade of NATO - Foreign Policy Research Institute (https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/12/article-5-for-the-next-decade-of-nato/)
What Is NATO’s Article 5? (https://www.history.com/news/nato-article-5-meaning-history-world-war-2)
NATO - Topic: Collective defence and Article 5 (https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_110496.htm)
Why NATO formed, why Finland joined and why Sweden wants to join (https://www.axios.com/2022/05/16/nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-putin-finland-sweden)
Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war | AP News (https://apnews.com/article/nato-finland-russia-ukraine-membership-enlargement-c703d23a8423d89577d5b752d69d76eb)
Finland joins NATO in historic shift, Russia threatens 'counter-measures' | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-set-join-nato-historic-shift-while-sweden-waits-2023-04-04/)
Finland joins NATO, doubling alliance's border with Russia in blow to Putin | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/europe/finland-joins-nato-intl/index.html)
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