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Finland, Sweden and the Lure of NATO

May 4, 2007 | 15:48 GMT

Summary

Editor's Note: An error in this analysis as originally published has been corrected. With some of the largest political shifts in decades beginning in Europe, military security is one of the hottest topics on the Continent today. In this atmosphere, two Nordic countries that have long resisted NATO — Finland and Sweden — are eyeing membership in the regional security organization. Joining NATO, however, would raise the ire of Russia, perhaps the only military threat they have to fear.

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