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Why Sweden and Finland still haven’t joined NATO

18 January 2023

4:11 AM

18 January 2023

4:11 AM

Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO last May, overturning their long-standing policies of neutrality. If their membership goes through, it will be one of the most consequential accessions in NATO history, bringing two technologically advanced militaries right on Russia’s doorstep into the fold.

But as the eight-month mark approaches, neither nation has received the unanimous support from the other members that it needs.

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