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Jul 11, 2023

The NATO Summit’s underwhelming support for Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy didn't get his biggest wish: a timeline for Ukrainian membership in NATO. Our experts are here to decode the communiqué and its ramifications.

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The Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the strategic objective of a free, independent, democratic, and sovereign Ukraine, within its internationally recognized borders, capable of defending itself and deterring future aggression. at the 2023 NATO Summit seen next to the Main Media Center, in

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2023

Experts react: What NATO’s Vilnius summit means for Ukraine and the Alliance’s future

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts decode the summit's implications for Ukraine's membership, NATO's approach to China, and more.

Belarus Central Europe

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

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

By Atlantic Council

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

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

By Atlantic Council

Eastern Europe National Security

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

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

NATO Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

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.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

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 […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

Wieslander quoted in TIME

Why Sweden’s Path to NATO Membership Has Been So Rocky “Why is Sweden not already a NATO member?” “‘Sweden had to withdraw from Northern Europe’s power politics around 1809. We got a new French king, Bernadotte, and we withdrew because we were too weakened,’ Anna Wieslander, director for Northern Europe at the Atlantic Council, tells […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

Rich Outzen joins CNN International to discuss Erdogan’s approval of Sweden’s NATO membership

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Jul 11, 2023

Rich Outzen joins TRT World to discuss Erdogan’s approval of Sweden’s NATO membership

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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