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:
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Why did Sweden and Finland give up decades of neutrality - and why now?
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What happens with an enlarged alliance in light of the conflict in Ukraine?
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How does the current moment compare to the apogee of the Non-Aligned Movement?
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Why were the realists right?
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How is tech mythology helping to build 'digital nationalism'?
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Why is there beef over grain between Poland and Ukraine?
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And what the hell are the "skin suit of social democracy" and the "Waluigi of neutrality"?
Links:
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Joining the West, Lily Lynch, Sidecar
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The realists were right, Lily Lynch, New Statesman
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The EU’s great power delusions, Lily Lynch, New Statesman
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Guns, grain, and history, Lily Lynch, New Statesman
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Tech-Mythologies, Lily Lynch, Sidecar
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Imperfect Unity, Lily Lynch, Sidecar