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I have heard a lot about Finnish appetite for joining NATO via https://mobile.twitter.com/alexstubb https://mobile.twitter.com/alexstubb. How is he thought of i
by celticninja 5y ago
I have heard a lot about Finnish appetite for joining NATO via https://mobile.twitter.com/alexstubb https://mobile.twitter.com/alexstubb. How is he thought of in Finland? I have assumed as ex-prime minister and foreign minister, he has quite good knowledge of the inner machinations and public sentiment toward such a move.
- Aachen 5y agoUser-friendly link https://nitter.net/alexstubb https://nitter.net/alexstubb
- fsloth 5y agoAs a Finn I agree with everything he posts in twitter. As a prime minister he was perhaps a bit too young and inexperienced, but I agree with his current analysis completely.
- dry_soup 5y agoNATO membership has been a hobby horse of Stubb's party (the Coalition party) for a very long time. Now that the political winds have shifted in favor of NATO, the Coalition party is trying to capitalize on that shift in public opinion. So while it's true that public opinion is going that way, it is very much in Stubb's interest to frame it as favorably as possible, domestically and abroad. I happen to disagree with the Coalition party (on many things), but I can't fault their methods in this case-- It's good politicking.