1/5
As #Finland grapples with the #Erdogan challenge to its #NATO aspirations, pointed questions are being asked. Glad to have been interviewed in the preparation of this opinion piece about whether NATO accession supports democratic reforms.
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As #Finland grapples with the #Erdogan challenge to its #NATO aspirations, pointed questions are being asked. Glad to have been interviewed in the preparation of this opinion piece about whether NATO accession supports democratic reforms.
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2/5
I consider there's a strong case for viewing NATO accession *alone* as a significant pull factor supporting democracy & rule of law reforms for Spain in the 1980s and for the first wave of CEE Allies in the 1990s, in that NATO accession predated EU accession in those cases.
I consider there's a strong case for viewing NATO accession *alone* as a significant pull factor supporting democracy & rule of law reforms for Spain in the 1980s and for the first wave of CEE Allies in the 1990s, in that NATO accession predated EU accession in those cases.
3/5
CEE Allies who joined later experienced the NATO and EU pull factors in closer succession or simultaneously, so the NATO pull factor is harder to isolate from the EU pull factor.
That said, what happens after joining?
CEE Allies who joined later experienced the NATO and EU pull factors in closer succession or simultaneously, so the NATO pull factor is harder to isolate from the EU pull factor.
That said, what happens after joining?
4/5
It is very rare for a state to leave or be expelled from an International Organisation. There is leverage on candidate countries to boost political reforms - but far less so once they are members. This is generally true of International Organisations, not just NATO.
It is very rare for a state to leave or be expelled from an International Organisation. There is leverage on candidate countries to boost political reforms - but far less so once they are members. This is generally true of International Organisations, not just NATO.
5/5
So, is joining about political norms or about collective defence? I am content in my belief that it is both. But there can be plot twists later on.
Thanks to @JuusoMaattanen for the conversation.
The views in the opinion piece are his.
So, is joining about political norms or about collective defence? I am content in my belief that it is both. But there can be plot twists later on.
Thanks to @JuusoMaattanen for the conversation.
The views in the opinion piece are his.
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