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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s bid to join NATO — held up for almost two years — cleared its last hurdle when Hungary gave its go-ahead Monday to let the Nordic country into the alliance.
The submarines had to be very close to the Swedish coast to hit their intended targets though. As a consequence of this, in 1960, the same year that the submarines were first deployed, the U.S. provided Sweden with a military security guarantee. The U.S. promised to provide military force in aid of Sweden in case of Soviet aggression.
Swedish neutrality with its shift to military non-alignment was seen as being adjusted to the changing international environment. [47] Russia’s invasion in Ukraine caused Sweden to apply for NATO membership in 2022, and thus Sweden is no longer considered a military non-aligned state. [48] and Sweden became a member of NATO on 7 March 2024. [49]
The main Swedish concerns included winning popular support for EU cooperation, EU enlargement, and strengthening the EU in areas such as economic growth, job promotion, and environmental issues. In polls taken a few years after the referendum, many Swedes indicated that they were unhappy with Sweden's membership in the EU.
With Sweden’s accession, NATO will count 32 countries among its members, an ironic twist given that Russia launched its war against Ukraine in part due to the alliance’s growth in Eastern ...
This article outlines the defence forces of the European Union (EU), which implement the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in CSDP missions.There are two categories of EU multinational forces: ones that have been established intergovernmentally and made available to the CSDP through Article 42(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), such as the Eurocorps; and the EU Battlegroups ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on Monday the European Union should open the way for Ankara's accession to the bloc before Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's bid ...
Sweden has been an active participant in NATO-led missions in Bosnia (IFOR and SFOR), Kosovo , Afghanistan , and Libya (Operation Unified Protector). [15] However, ideological divides were visible in November 2006, when Sweden could either buy two new transport planes or join NATO's plane pool, and in December 2006, when Sweden rejected an ...