Sweden and Finland are dropping their neutrality, joining NATO and returning to their historical opposition to Russia. Both countries have a long history of conflict with Russia. By joining NATO, Sweden and Finland have signaled that they believe alliances will be more effective than neutrality in preventing Russian expansion.

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Additional resources:

Read “NATO’s Nordic Realignment,” by Thomas Henriksen. Available here: https://www.hoover.org/research/natos-nordic-realignment.

Watch “Second Fronts in Great-Power Conflicts,” on PolicyEd. Available here: https://www.policyed.org/unarchived/second-fronts-great-power-conflicts/video.

Read “Opening Up Second Fronts in Great Power Conflict,” by Russell Berman and Michael Auslin via National Interest. Available here: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/opening-second-fronts-great-power-conflict-200773.

Read “Unpacking Putin’s War in Ukraine,” a Policy Insights edition on PolicyEd. Available here: https://www.policyed.org/policy-insights/unpacking-putins-war-ukraine-0.

Watch “Why Putin Invaded Ukraine,” with Michael McFaul on PolicyEd. Available here. https://www.policyed.org/policy-stories/why-putin-invaded-ukraine/video.

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