Sweden officially joined NATO on Thursday, becoming the 32nd member of the Cold War-era alliance, which had 16 members when the Soviet Union dissolved. By joining NATO, Sweden has officially abandoned its centuries-old policy of neutrality that kept the country out of...
Sweden cleared its last hurdle to join NATO on Monday as Hungary's parliament ratified its membership. "The parliaments of all Nato member states have now voted in favor of Swedish accession to NATO. Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic...
President Biden has sent a letter to senior members of Congress urging them to quickly approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey as Ankara's reward for approving Sweden's NATO membership. The Turkish parliament approved Sweden's NATO bid on Tuesday, and Turkish...
Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO bid on Tuesday, bringing Stockholm one step closer to joining the military alliance. Turkey's General Assembly voted 287-55 to approve Sweden's NATO bid about a year and a half after Stockholm submitted its application....
The US and Sweden have signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that will grant the US military access to bases across the Nordic country as Stockholm has abandoned its centuries-old policy of neutrality. The Pentagon said the deal will allow "US forces to operate...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday submitted Sweden's NATO bid to Turkey's parliament, bringing Stockholm's entrance into the Western military one step closer. "The Protocol on Sweden's NATO Accession was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on...
Swedish public radio reported Tuesday that Sweden is considering arming Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets, which are made by the Swedish firm Saab AB. Sweden has previously ruled out sending Gripens to Ukraine over concerns that its military could not spare them....
Hungary has said it will approve Sweden's NATO bid now that Turkey has dropped its objection, but both the Hungarian and Turkish parliaments will not take up the issue until the fall. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country's parliament...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden's NATO membership on the eve of a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Erdogan has agreed to submit Sweden's accession protocols to Turkey's Parliament, the...
The Swedish government permitted a Quran-burning protest that took place in Sweden on Wednesday, a move that angered Turkey and made it less likely that Ankara will approve Stockholm's NATO membership before the Vilnius summit in July. Swedish police said the approval...
