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Was Sweden ever Neutral?
When Sweden finally does join NATO – which is likely to happen later this year, it will mean the end of over 200 years of supposed ‘neutrality’. But was Sweden ever really neutral? Jason Pack and Karl Karim Zakhour explore for the NDCF.
No More Neutrality: NATO and the Twilight of Swedish Exceptionalism
Jason Pack & Karl Karim Zakhour write for The National Interest on how NATO membership signifies expedience at the expense of a self-aggrandising national myth that has become increasingly difficult to sustain.
Turkey’s Standoff With NATO Isn’t Over Yet
Finland and Sweden's NATO memberships have gone through for now, but Turkey’s standoff with NATO isn’t over yet as Burcu Ozcelik explains in Syndication Bureau.
Turkey — NATO’s Disruptive Ally
Of all the countries playing a part in the Ukraine crisis, Turkey is perhaps the most difficult to read. Aslı Aydıntaşbaş speaks to Arthur Snell on Doomsday Watch to discuss what Turkey and its president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are trying to achieve.
NATO – An Alliance Revived?
As Sweden and Finland apply to join NATO, ending decades of military neutrality, how has Putin's invasion revived an alliance described as 'Braindead' by Emmanuel Macron two years ago? Lord Peter Ricketts joins Arthur Snell to discuss for Doomsday Watch.