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Thanks for your answer which is insightful. As you explain there is asymmetry in the case of countries that are close to a border of one of the actors (either

Thanks for your answer which is insightful. As you explain there is asymmetry in the case of countries that are close to a border of one of the actors (either US or Russia). So can we expect other similar moves from Russia into countries that are not part of NATO and which have no common frontiers with US?

lazide 5y ago
They have been for awhile. Georgia, for instance. They’ve been threatening countries like Finland, Sweden, etc. every time they consider it too. When it was non-western aligned Soviet breakaway republics, it was easier to ignore. The invasion of Ukraine was too obvious and ham handed. Moscow has doubled down on the threats to those on the fence since then, enough to push folks back over to the other side. Which likely just pushes Russia more solidly into doubling down/existential threat mode. Here is some timely news on the topic. [https://news.yahoo.com/finland-and-sweden-moving-toward-possible-nato-membership-brace-for-russian-backlash-215223249.html https://news.yahoo.com/finland-and-sweden-moving-toward-poss...]