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Turkey’s Erdoğan Submits Sweden’s NATO Bid to Parliament for Ratification

Erdoğan's office verified that he had signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and sent it to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for ratification....

Angeline Tan October 25, 2023

Stockholm to Ban All Gasoline- and Diesel-powered Cars from City Center

James Murphy October 11, 2023

By the end of 2024, Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, will ban all cars that run exclusively on gasoline or diesel fuel in certain central...

Turkey’s Erdoğan Puts Sweden’s NATO Status on Hold

Angeline Tan July 19, 2023

After convening with Sweden and NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 10, before the two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep...

Hungary to Support Sweden’s NATO Entry if Turkey Does

Angeline Tan July 10, 2023

During a press conference on July 4, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced that Budapest would support a Swedish NATO membership should Türkiye...

Sweden to Conduct Largest Military Drills Since Cold War

Angeline Tan April 13, 2023

The drills, labeled Aurora 23, will last three weeks and involve around 26,000 personnel from 14 countries, including the United States. ...

Swedish Parliament Pushes Ahead for NATO Membership

Angeline Tan March 27, 2023

On March 22, Sweden’s parliament voted in support of going ahead with NATO membership plans, an outcome that would hinge on the ultimate...

NATO Membership: Turkey Gives Green Light to Finland, Vetoes Sweden

Angeline Tan March 21, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that Turkey’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s accession to NATO, removing the largest remaining roadblock...

Turkey’s Erdoğan May Consider Finland’s NATO Bid, Excluding Sweden

Angeline Tan January 31, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan indicated on January 29 that Ankara may permit Finland to join NATO before Sweden, amid frosty relations with...

Finland Indicates It May Consider NATO Entry Without Sweden

Angeline Tan January 26, 2023

Although the two countries currently plan to join together, Turkey refuses to approve Sweden's admission due to its leniency regarding Kurds in the...

Should We Commit to Fight Russia — for Finland?

Patrick J. Buchanan April 15, 2022

The prime ministers of Sweden and Finland, Magdalena Andersson and Sanna Marin, both signaled Wednesday that they will likely be applying for membership...

Sweden Declares COVID-19 Pandemic Over; Scraps Most Remaining Restrictions

James Murphy February 11, 2022

Sweden joins many other European countries in loosening or dropping mandatory measures in favor of voluntary approaches. ...

Nordic Countries Suspend Moderna COVID Jab for Younger People

Veronika Kyrylenko October 7, 2021

This week, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland have suspended administering Moderna's COVID “Spikevax” vaccine over an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation...