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NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
English: Map of the world indicating Sweden and NATO's geographical position NATO . Sweden. Date: ... Finland joined NATO today: 15:56, 14 September 2022: 616 × 247 ...
Sweden has been a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 7 March 2024. [1]Before applying for NATO membership, Sweden had maintained a policy of neutrality in military affairs since the Napoleonic Wars, after which Sweden adopted a policy of "non-alignment in peace and neutrality in war".
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major ...
Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member ... "NATO is the most powerful defensive alliance in the history of the world, and it is as critical today to ensuring the security of ...
English: Ratification map for the accession of Sweden to NATO. Countries that have ratified Sweden's accession to NATO are shown in yellow. Allied countries that haven't yet ratified Sweden's accession to NATO are shown in red.
Nato asks every member country to spend at least 2% of national income - also known as GDP - on defence. It is thought that 23 countries met that target in 2024 , compared to only three in 2014. [BBC]