{"id":215873,"date":"2022-07-04T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=215873"},"modified":"2022-06-29T04:46:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T03:46:40","slug":"empire-to-expand-nato-in-response-to-war-caused-by-nato-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2022\/07\/empire-to-expand-nato-in-response-to-war-caused-by-nato-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire to Expand NATO in Response to War Caused by NATO Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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29 Jun 2022 – <\/em>Turkey\u2019s President Erdo\u011fan has officially withdrawn<\/a> Ankara\u2019s objection to the addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO membership, with the three countries signing a trilateral memorandum<\/a> at a NATO summit in Madrid.<\/p>\n

The removal of Erdo\u011fan\u2019s objection was\u00a0reportedly<\/a> obtained via significant natsec concessions from the other two nations largely geared toward facilitating Turkey\u2019s ongoing conflict with regional Kurdish factions, and it removes the final obstacle to Finland and Sweden beginning the process of becoming NATO members. Finland\u2019s addition will more than double<\/a>\u00a0the size of NATO\u2019s direct border with Russia, a major national security concern for Moscow.<\/p>\n

\u201cSweden and Finland moved rapidly to apply to NATO in the wake of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, reversing decades of security policy and opening the door to the alliance\u2019s ninth expansion since 1949,\u201d Axios reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So the western empire will be expanding NATO again in response to a war that was predominantly caused by NATO expansion<\/a>. Brilliant.<\/p>\n

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Biden Says US Will Beef Up Military Presence in Europe as NATO Summit Begins in Madrid
NATO is set to agree on an expansion of its forces in Eastern Europe
by Dave DeCamp@DecampDave<\/a> #NATO<\/a> #NATOSummit<\/a> #Ukraine<\/a> #Russia<\/a> #Europe<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/JBMKIQh9UI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EkBjhvym9m<\/a><\/p>\n

— Antiwar.com (@Antiwarcom) June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n