Ukraine's air force said on Monday Russia had fired 426 drones and 19 cruise missiles at the country overnight, as well as ...

Sweden is a newcomer to NATO, only joining the Alliance in 2024 becoming the 32nd member state. Despite its recent entrance, ...

Sweden and Finland are set formally to end decades of neutrality and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in a historic breakthrough for the alliance that deals a blow to Russian ...

Sweden’s defense spending has rapidly increased in recent years, and is on track to meet NATO’s 2 percent of GDP target this year—defense spending was 60 billion crowns (~$5.8 billion) in ...

Sweden, along with Finland, which joined NATO last year, both abandoned long-standing military neutrality that was a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded ...

Sweden and NATO have been cooperating more closely since the end of the Cold War, and more intensely since Russia’s initial invasions of Ukraine in 2014-2015. However, ...

When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process. More than a year later, Finland is in, but Sweden is still in the alliance’s ...

I N THE DEPTHS of the cold war, American spooks and generals came to suspect that the nuclear-weapons club was about to gain ...

Turkey, a NATO member, has delayed ratification of Sweden’s membership for more than a year, accusing the country of being too lenient toward groups that Ankara regards as threats to its ...

Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe ...

Sweden & Finland: Newest NATO Members in Russia's Vicinity Statista. This chart, provided by Statista, shows European countries by the year they joined NATO.

Sweden officially joined the Western security alliance NATO on Thursday, ending decades of neutrality in Europe. The nation’s inclusion means the alliance has expanded to 32 members, a ...