Just a short update: This text was written and published on Globetrotter a few days ago, but in the meantime, the Slovenian parliament performed such an acrobatic maneuver that it annulled the referendum initiative on procedural grounds. The truth, however, is different: the first factor is the incoherent governing coalition, and the second is the strong external pressure. Thus, NATO membership became a matter for the elites and not at all for the citizens. A Hotel California where you can check in but you can never leave. You can’t even make decisions about your own budget without Brussels and Washington. I need to write a follow-up text 🥴
Just a short update: This text was written and published on Globetrotter a few days ago, but in the meantime, the Slovenian parliament performed such an acrobatic maneuver that it annulled the referendum initiative on procedural grounds. The truth, however, is different: the first factor is the incoherent governing coalition, and the second is the strong external pressure. Thus, NATO membership became a matter for the elites and not at all for the citizens. A Hotel California where you can check in but you can never leave. You can’t even make decisions about your own budget without Brussels and Washington. I need to write a follow-up text 🥴
Here is the follow up piece: https://portal.globetrotter.media/2025/07/25/nato-the-no-exit-trap-of-hotel-california/