Written by Michael Thervil
Secretary of State Antony Blinken & Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson photo by Kess Rapfogel/AP
Up until now the Scandinavian country of Sweden has stayed the course and pledged neutrality when it came to global conflicts and wars. And for decades Sweden has enjoyed relative peace within their countries as far as being a target for non-Nato aligned countries to attack it. This is not to say that Sweden is going to be attacked in the near future, but with Sweden aligning itself with NATO, it has many people, political pundits, and watchers of the geopolitical chessboard all wondering why Sweden was seeking NATO membership in the first place. If that question is not the correct one to ask, then maybe the correct question could be: why was Sweden asked to join NATO? Either way, the following question should be: what does Sweden get out of joining NATO?
With neighboring country Finland recently join Nato, which we touched on in an article entitled: “Sweden seeks to join NATO out of fear”, we essentially talked about how the Collective West utilizes fear, more specifically, why the Collective West utilizes the fear of Russia invading other countries in the region to entice non-NATO countries to become part of NATO. But for many people who are watching the political chessboard, they see another reason why NATO may have garnished a deal that may have inspired Sweden to become a part of NATO and that is the fact that NATO is becoming less and less relevant each day that passes by.
In addition to that, not only has NATO's relevance over several decades been on the decline, but the formidable challenge the BRICS+ nations adds to the equation does nothing more than add fuel to an already blazing fire. Another thing that many people across the world see is that NATO simply doesn't have the numbers militarily on its own just in case something happens in a world full of geopolitical instability. The truth is the Collective West is stretched itself too thin around the globe; so, recruiting other nations to join seems like the best thing in their interest to do.
It's no secret that countries like Sweden and Finland find NATO's Article 5 protection attractive, but the question is "at what cost?" NATO was and still is a sinking ship, as it has been demonstrating this fact through the decades. Its lack of ability to get things done in a way that benefits everyone on a geopolitical scale and not only just a selectivly chosen few. It's the “win-win” strategy that makes leaders like Chinese President Xi Xing-Ping so effective in successfully brokering peace and trade deals in places around the world that appear to be riddled with conflict.
With the world order shifting in favor of the BRICS+ nations, it seems to be a no brainer to those in the know why NATO would seem to go on a recruiting spree at this time.
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