> Sweden [...] shrugged at Russian threats and joined NATO. Alternate take: Russia is behaving so irrationally and dangerously, their actions persuaded the Sw

> Sweden [...] shrugged at Russian threats and joined NATO. Alternate take: Russia is behaving so irrationally and dangerously, their actions persuaded the Swedes to break two centuries of neutrality to cozy up with a defensive pact. They could have joined NATO in the 90s when the threat was nil, but instead they maintained their neutrality until things got dicey.