Redefining benefits

On the surface, the new foreign policy orientation of the current Swedish government is surprising.

This new orientation is expressed by the Swedish Foreign Minister in the shift from the long-held goal of striving to become a moral world power to the goal of focusing purely and first of all on Sweden's interests and security.

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard speaks in Singapore in November 2024

In fact and in essence, this adjustment is not surprising because of logic and could not have been otherwise, but sooner or later after this country abandoned its neutrality policy to join the NATO military alliance. Once a member of the military alliance, Sweden could no longer remain neutral and had to choose sides in Sweden's foreign relations and in all current and future world political issues. Military alliances such as NATO always assert that they exist only to ensure the security of their members, but in reality they participate to many degrees, even directly in wars outside the territory of their members.

It seems that Sweden both wants and is forced to redefine its interests and priorities. Rising up and being recognized by the world as a moral world power has become impossible for Sweden. Joining NATO, while NATO is engaged in an uncompromising resistance to Russia and supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, of course, ensuring its own security and building a political and security role for Europe is the most practical strategic interest for this country. Sweden's approach to national interests here is therefore very timely and this awareness is still timely, not too late for Sweden.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xac-dinh-lai-loi-ich-185241212205622202.htm