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Sweden Officially Becomes a Member of NATO

Sweden, a historically neutral country, has officially become the thirty-second member of NATO and the second country to join the Western military alliance since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Stockholm's ratification process was finally completed in Washington today, on...

Sweden Set to Join NATO After Hungary Approves Bid

Sweden is poised to join NATO on Monday after Hungary, the last remaining stumbling block, voted to approve its bid. Sweden's prime minister called it a "historic day", while other alliance members expressed relief at the move spurred by Russia's...

Will Trump Pull the US Out of NATO if He Wins Election?

Donald Trump's recent suggestion the US would not protect NATO allies failing to spend enough on defense has sent shockwaves across Europe. The Republican frontrunner said he had told allies he would "encourage" Russia to attack any NATO member that...

NATO Launches Its Largest Defense Drills Since Cold War

  More than 90,000 troops from the US, all thirty-one NATO nations, and Sweden are set to take part in the military organization's largest defense drills since the Cold War. The US Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on...

Biden Urges Congress to Quickly Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey

President Biden sent a letter to four senior members of Congress on Wednesday urging them to quickly approve a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, following the vote one day earlier by Turkey’s Parliament to allow...

Turkey’s Parliament Finally Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid

The Parliament in Turkey passed a bill on the approval of the ratification of the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO on Tuesday. After a parliamentary session that lasted about four hours, the bill was approved by 287 out of...

Greece Handed Control of NATO Naval Force

Greece has been handed command over a permanent NATO anti-mine naval force for the first time in the latest rotation between participating states. Command duties of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Maritime Group Two (SNMCMG2) passed to Greek Captain Fotis...

How Turkey and Sweden Complicate Sale of US F-35s to Greece

The proposed sale by the US of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Greece is being delayed due to the complex geopolitics of Washington's relations with Turkey. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said in an interview with Skai TV on Saturday...

Erdogan Equates Israel With Nazi Germany, Netanyahu Responds

On Wednesday, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan drew parallels between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adolf Hitler. Turkey's Attitudes Erdogan slammed Netanyahu's actions, implying that there is little difference between him and the infamous Nazi leader. He also compared Israel's military actions...

World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, Arrives in Greece

The World's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece for a scheduled port visit