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> Certainly not the EU

Norway isn't in EU

For strategic and trade purposes, isn't Norway tightly aligned to the EU despite non-membership? I interpret this as corralling both internal and EU support.

It's a member of European Economic Community, the predecessor to EU.

Norway will probably ask NATO for help to launch contra cyber attacks.

Norway is a part of EFTA, EEA and the Schengen agreement, so they're bound pretty tightly with the EU.

I wouldn't, however, interpret any actions from Norway as having any form of EU support, unless it's explicitly mentioned.

And I have not suggested it is. Realistically the only power in the region capable of standing up to Russia is the EU.

Norway could not do it even if it wanted to.

Norway has enough friends they believe they can count on. They are probably right.

Norway does not need the region. Norway is part of the NATO pact. Russia knows it. Sticks and stones will eventually come into play, aka realpolitik. The US will intervene as long as that dipshit president does not manage to stumble into the way.

NATO is brain dead.

NATO is realpolitik. It might be that you don't know its origins, what it represents and what its mechanisms are. I recommend you study it. And by the way: It goes both ways. The defence pact is reciprocal. When the US is attacked, all members of NATO are obliged to contribute for its defense and offense as well. It is not a one way thing where the US only contributes one direction.

It is most certainly NOT braindead. You Sir, are wrong.

Above commenter is quoting Emmanuel Macron.[1] Macron called the alliance "brain dead" after Turkey, a NATO member, invaded Syria, attacking Kurdish forces backed by Turkey's NATO allies.

1. https://youtu.be/yo5Zw4XdAfQ

I see. Without context, I didn't follow. Thank you.

Yes sorry, I should have been being more explicit that I was approximately citing Macron.

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