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Wieslander interviewed on SVT Aktuellt

On Tuesday, July 11, Anna Wieslander, director for Northern Europe, participated in SVT Aktuellt, to discuss Turkey’s statement about letting Sweden into NATO. “NATO membership requires a change in strategic culture for Sweden. On the military side, it is about going from planning everything nationally to entering a collective system. In addition, it is about […]

Wieslander interviewed in Aftonbladet

Sweden’s role in NATO’s new defense plan “‘Sweden is not part of the plans now. But when we become members, new demands will be placed on the Swedish Armed Forces. (…) Sweden should provide a brigade for NATO operations outside of Sweden, that is the stated expectation’, says Anna Wieslander, Director of Northern Europe.” “‘Another […]

Wieslander interviewed by BBC News from Vilnius

Jeglinskas featured in LRT on the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On July 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was interviewed in LRT, where he discussed the 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit (text in Lithuanian).

Jeglinskas featured in Diena on the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On July 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was interviewed in Diena on the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius (text in Lithuanian).

Haring and Klain in the Hill: Biden’s risking his legacy on Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Karatnycky in Foreign Policy: The long, destructive shadow of Obama’s Russia doctrine

By Atlantic Council

Grady Wilson quoted in NRC (Dutch) on balancing in Turkish foreign policy

Wieslander interviewed on Radio Sweden

Podcast Gräns When Turkey makes demands and delays Sweden’s membership, there is a risk that NATO appears weak and that the principle of open doors is challenged. Sveriges Radio speaks to Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe at the Atlantic Council. “The process has taken longer than I expected”, she says.

Wieslander quoted in Financial Times

Sweden poised to strengthen Nato’s northern defences Membership of alliance marks historic shift for non-aligned country, precipitated by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Swedish membership will help Nato bolster its defence of the entire Nordic and Baltic regions and reinforce its presence in the Arctic. Its forces, logistics, airspace and maritime areas can now be fully […]