Brussels, Belgium - When Finland becomes a NATO member, it adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic puzzle piece that can better help defe
"Finland never bought into the idea of East-West peace lasting forever following the collapse of the Soviet Union," and now seems prescient in its defense investments, writes Robbin Laird.
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