What Canada can learn from its new NATO ally Finland
Alexander Dalziel is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Henri Vanhanen is a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
. Yet Russia has altered Arctic geopolitics in a way Ottawa must not ignore. NATO’s Nordic enlargement reflects those changes and contains lessons that Canada should draw from. Finland in particular illustrates how Canada might reimagine its role.Finland, a peaceful country known for its adherence to international law
Third, co-operation could extend beyond NATO and defence. Russia’s irresponsible behaviour means Canada and the Nordics must make choices about how to involve non-Arctic states in the region. This positioning should be done in careful co-ordination, and cut across military and civilian domains. Canadian-Finnish engagement would build momentum for such an alignment.and the United States. Ottawa might argue for Finland’s full inclusion to counterbalance Russia’s international recklessness.
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