On: The Swedish Kings of Cyberwar

[seppin]

small countries often play small roles to larger ones, is there a need for the "lapdog" language?

[croon → seppin]

If it's not in the interest of your population, then yes.

[henrikschroder → seppin]

The cablegate diplomatic leaks showed that the relationship between the US government and the Swedish government - regardless of which block is in power - is basically that the US says "Jump!" and the Swedish government asks "How high?".

Zero pushback. There's a huge difference between respecting a larger country and aiming for amicable relations vs. being a complete doormat.