Similar sabotage acts previously affected NATO member states, including Sweden, such as the cutting of key underwater communications cables in the Baltic, arson attacks on logistics facilities in ...

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 ...

As Russia launched the attacks, Poland's Armed Forces said on X that it launched "all available forces and assets," which ...

Should the optimism about Sweden prove accurate, Hungary is also expected to go along with ratifying Swedish NATO membership. As negotiations among NATO allies continue before the Vilnius summit ...

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality.

Explore Gotland, Sweden's strategic importance as NATO's 'military island' in the Baltic Sea, deterring Russia. Understand its military strategy and defense capabilities.

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.

NATO memberships for Sweden and Finland will transform the Baltic Sea to a "NATO lake," said analyst Daniel Hamilton at the Brookings Institution, allowing the alliance to increase its military ...

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.

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 ...

After the vote in Hungary’s parliament, Sweden is set to become NATO’s 32nd member, possibly within the week, completing an effort catalyzed by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded its reluctant ...