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Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2014

NATOSource

May 25, 2016

Sweden Ratifies NATO Cooperation Agreement

By Wall Street Journal and Foreign Policy

From Charles Duxbury, Wall Street Journal:  Swedish lawmakers formally backed an agreement Wednesday that allows the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to more easily operate on Swedish territory during training or in the event of a conflict or other crisis.

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May 25, 2016

Nordenman and Gramer Quoted by Foreign Policy on Sweden’s Relationship with NATO

By Nordenman and Gramer

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NATO multinaitonal brigade exercise, Nov. 5, 2015

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May 24, 2016

Will Any More European Powers Contribute to NATO’s Eastern Force?

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Now that the U.S. is only sending one—not two—battalions for the alliance military force on the eastern flank, there is a big question regarding which country will fill the void.

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In the News

May 24, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by World Politics Review on the US relationship with Nordic Countries

By Magnus Nordenman

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May 19, 2016

Obama and Nordic Leaders United Against Russian Aggression

By Mary Alice Salinas, Voice of America

President Barack Obama said Friday that an agreement between the U.S. and five Nordic nations to increase cooperation in the face of rising Russian aggression is an effort to ensure that “smaller nations are not bullied by larger nations.”

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Defense Industrialist

May 18, 2016

Don’t learn the wrong lessons about LCS

By James Hasik

Military modularity done right is too valuable to forgo. Last week was Nordic Week in Washington DC, with a combined state visit by leaders from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark. This week was Sea-Air-Space, the annual confabulation of the Navy League at National Harbor, Maryland. So there’s no better time to discuss the Royal […]

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UkraineAlert

May 17, 2016

Why Sweden Still Hasn’t Joined NATO

By Aaron Korewa

Sweden is one of Europe’s fiercest critics of Russia’s actions against Ukraine, but NATO membership is out for now US President Barack Obama just hosted the leaders of the countries that he wishes the rest of the world would emulate. During the Nordic-United States summit, the president had a chance to repeat to his Scandinavian […]

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In the News

May 13, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by Roll Call on US-Nordic Cooperation

By Magnus Nordenman

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In the News

May 13, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Voice of America on US-Nordic Summit

By Jorge Benitez

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USS Fitzgerald participating in missile defense test, Oct. 25, 2012

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May 11, 2016

NATO to Switch on Missile Defense System Tomorrow

By AP and Reuters

From Vanessa Gera, AP:  A U.S. missile defense system aimed at protecting Europe from ballistic missile threats is moving into higher gear this week, with a site in Romania becoming operational on Thursday

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