Neutrality Studies

NATO is Working on a New Finnish-Russian War | Sakari Linden

September 20, 2026·51 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Neocons never give up. As project Ukraine is faltering, the forces of war are working on the next battlefield with Finland in their cross-hairs. Sakari Linden, a board member of Finland’s Freedom Alliance Party and its foreign policy board, discusses Finland’s abandonment of neutrality, NATO membership, growing military tensions, economic consequences, media pressure, and the prospects for an independent and neutral Finnish foreign policy.Links:https://vapaudenliitto.fihttps://x.com/Vapauden...  / vapaudenliitto  Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Merch: https://neutralitystud...Donation: https://neutralitystud...Timestamps:00:00:00 Finland’s NATO path and security risks00:02:35 Freedom Alliance and Finnish neutrality00:05:25 Finland’s postwar neutrality success00:08:55 The Western pivot and media influence00:14:45 NATO accession and great-power politics00:18:45 Finland as a potential frontline state00:23:44 Russia hysteria and shifting public opinion00:30:39 Sanctions, welfare, and economic decline00:36:28 Party backlash and the new political divide00:42:04 Stubb, peace diplomacy, and Russia’s defeat00:48:24 The future of Finland’s neutralist movement

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