{"id":2187311,"date":"2024-02-26T21:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T02:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweden-set-to-officially-join-nato\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T21:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T02:54:13","slug":"sweden-set-to-officially-join-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweden-set-to-officially-join-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden to officially join NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsweden-set-to-officially-join-nato%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2187311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sweden \u2064to Join NATO, Breaking Neutrality<\/h2>\n<p>After more than a year of negotiations, Sweden is set to become the\u200c 32nd member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nato\">NATO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nordic country broke with nearly\u2062 2 centuries of\u2062 neutrality in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and formally applied for NATO membership in May of that year, alongside neighboring Finland, which also abandoned its longstanding policy of neutrality\u200c to join the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Joining \u2063NATO requires the unanimous consent of all\u2064 current members \u2013 while most NATO nations were quick to approve \u2064the applications, Finland and Sweden \u2062both faced\u2064 opposition from Hungary and Turkey. Pressure from the rest of the alliance and various concessions appear to have put those objections to rest. Finland formally joined NATO in April 2023. Turkey approved Sweden\u2019s membership \u200dbid last \u2064month and on Monday the Hungarian parliament also approved it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe parliaments of all NATO member states have now\u200c voted in favor of Swedish accession \u2062to NATO.\u201d Swedish Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&#038;sca_esv=59bcec2abd4eef4d&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;rls=en&#038;q=Ulf+Kristersson&#038;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLUz9U3sDQ0sDR_xGjCLfDyxz1hKe1Ja05eY1Tl4grOyC93zSvJLKkUEudig7J4pbi5ELp4FrHyh-akKXgXZRaXpBYVF-fnAQD7xV2vVgAAAA&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwio6LbOjsqEAxVB_skDHZbBCKQQzIcDKAB6BAgeEAE\">Ulf Kristersson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/sweden-to-join-nato\/#:~:text=BUDAPEST%20%E2%80%94%20At%20last%2C%20Sweden%20will,vote%20to%20approve%20the%20move.\">said<\/a>. \u201cSweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for\u2064 Euro-Atlantic security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweden is expected to officially join the organization in a ceremony sometime this week, after all the necessary paperwork has been finalized.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey previously accused\u200b the two Scandinavian\u2064 nations of\u2062 being soft on Kurdish militants, who have been in conflict with Turkey\u2019s government for decades. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan appears to \u2062have backed down in exchange for increased weapons \u2063sales to his country \u2013\u200d including \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-says-move-forward-with-transfer-f-16-jets-turkey-2023-07-11\/\">transfer<\/a> of American made F-16 fighter\u2063 jets.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary\u2019s\u200b objections appear to have been a response to past\u200b Swedish criticism of the Hungarian government under Viktor <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viktor_Orb%C3%A1n\">Orb\u00e1n<\/a>. Hungary\u2019s \u2063shift in\u2063 policy also coincides with an arms deal \u2013 Hungary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/hungary-sign-defence-industry-deal-with-sweden-pm-orban-says-2024-02-23\/\">purchased<\/a> four Swedish\u200c fighter jets days before\u2064 ratifying its NATO bid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702025\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wikimedia \u200dCommons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The expansion \u2064of NATO has been a major point of contention with Russia \u2013 one of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s stated reasons for invading Ukraine was to \u2064prevent the country from joining the Western \u200cmilitary bloc and moving its forces to the Russian\u2063 border. Finland, which, like Ukraine, was also once part\u2064 of the Russian Empire, has an 830 mile \u2062long land border \u2062with Russia, and\u200d with the accession of Sweden and\u2062 Finland the alliance will \u2062almost totally encircle the Baltic Sea, where the Russian port of St.\u200d Petersburg strategic exclave of\u2062 Kaliningrad are located.<\/p>\n<p>While Russia hasn\u2019t taken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-speak-loudly-and-carry-a-small-stick-republicans-blast-bidens-response-to-putins-escalation-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018Speak Loudly And Carry A Small Stick\u2019: Republicans Blast Biden\u2019s Response To Putin\u2019s Escalation In Ukraine\">direct military action<\/a> against either nation, relations have cooled considerably between it \u200dand \u200bthe formally neutral nations. Last year the Russian ambassador to Sweden said the \u2062country had \u200dbecome a \u201clegitimate target for Russian retaliatory measures\u201d and Finland closed its \u200bborder with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes \u200cto \u200cRussia, the only thing we can expect is that they will not like that Sweden\u200b is becoming a NATO member,\u201d Kristersson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/hungary-set-ratify-swedens-nato-accession-clearing-last-hurdle-2024-02-26\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhat they do in addition to that, we cannot know. We are prepared for all sorts of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential benefits and \u2062drawbacks of Sweden joining\u2064 NATO in terms of its defense against potential threats?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fighter jets<\/a> that Sweden is known for manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to join \u200bNATO \u200chas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF Strikes After Criticism From Hamas\">received mixed reactions<\/a> within Sweden. Supporters argue that membership in the alliance will enhance Sweden&#8217;s \u2062security and provide a strong defense against potential threats. They\u200d view Russia&#8217;s actions in \u2064Ukraine as a clear demonstration of the need for collective defense. Additionally, joining NATO will allow Sweden to \u200bstrengthen its relationships with other member states and benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-philippines-increase-cooperation-amid-chinas-threats\/\" title=\"US, Philippines Increase Cooperation Amid China\u2019s Threats\">increased military cooperation<\/a> \u200band intelligence sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents, on the other hand, \u200cexpress concerns about potential consequences. They believe that joining NATO will only escalate tensions with Russia and increase the likelihood of a conflict. \u200cThey argue that Sweden&#8217;s long-standing policy \u200cof neutrality has allowed the\u2062 country to maintain peace and\u2064 stability for more than two centuries and should not\u2064 be\u200c abandoned lightly. There are also concerns\u2062 about the financial implications of membership, as \u200cSweden\u2063 will be required to invest more in defense \u2062spending.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;s decision to join NATO may\u2062 have\u2063 wider geopolitical implications. It could further tip the balance\u2064 of power in the Baltic region, which has increasingly become an area of focus for both NATO and Russia.\u200b The alliance&#8217;s expansion into the Nordic region will undoubtedly be closely monitored by other\u200b neighboring \u200dcountries, such \u2064as \u200bNorway and Denmark, as well as Russia itself.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Sweden&#8217;s decision to join NATO \u2063marks a significant shift in its foreign policy and\u200d defense strategy. \u2062It reflects the evolving security dynamics in Europe and the increasing concerns about Russia&#8217;s assertiveness. While it may \u2063bring benefits in terms of security cooperation and deterrence, it \u2063also presents challenges and \u2064potential \u200brisks that Sweden will need to navigate in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After over a year of talks, Sweden will join NATO as its 32nd member. In 2022, Sweden, breaking its long-standing neutrality, applied for membership due to Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. Finland, its neighbor, also abandoned neutrality and applied for NATO membership at the same time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":856,"featured_media":2187312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/Hungarian-Parliament-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2187311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/Hungarian-Parliament-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/856"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2187311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2187312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}