Sweden’s entry into NATO is more than a political milestone—it’s a strategic transformation. With its advanced military and ...

In June 2025, the Swedish government directed its armed forces to allocate Skr550 ($57m) towards NATO's assistance ...

Sweden has slammed the brakes on 200 years of military neutrality, and now it’s rolling out the welcome mat for NATO’s ...

Finland and Sweden are poised to end decades of neutrality by joining NATO, a dramatic evolution in European security and geopolitics sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what you ...

Sweden applied last year to join NATO as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Objections from Turkey and Hungary have delayed the bid, and Sweden now hopes to join before a NATO summit in ...

Sweden, Norway and Denmark will contribute around $500 million to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, ...

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's last war ended in 1814, and when rifles fell silent, the once-warring power would not take up arms again. The era of neutrality closes as Sweden joins NATO.

Since NATO was founded in 1949, the alliance has expanded to include 30 member countries, including three former Soviet republics, and the inclusion of Sweden and Finland would further expand the ...

Finland became NATO’s 31st member in April. Now Sweden needs to get by Hungary, which has accused Swedish politicians of spewing “blatant lies” about the condition of Hungary’s democracy.

Erdogan has linked ratification of Sweden's NATO membership to the U.S. Congress' approval of a Turkish request to purchase 40 new F-16 fighter jets and kits to modernize Turkey's existing fleet.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Turkey has agreed to back Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance – a major development on the eve of the NATO summit.