Croatia Discovers 'Threats' Just in Time for NATO Expansion
Croatian Defence Minister Ivan Anušić claims a need to 'strengthen the security and defence capabilities.' This sudden urgency for youth conscription, paused since 2008, perfectly aligns with NATO's renewed push for member states to boost their military readiness and spending, often under the convenient banner of 'Russian aggression.' Conveniently, this strengthens NATO's eastern flank without
directly requiring more US troops. After all, why invest in diplomacy or de-escalation when you can simply draft your youth to fill the ranks? The 'threats' always seem to justify the expansion of military might, rarely questioning who benefits from perpetual tension. Perhaps the real threat is the relentless march towards militarization, cloaked in vague anxieties, for a generation that voted to
end it?