
What NATO’s Northern Expansion Means
Apr 21, 2022 explains how Sweden and Finland's formal membership in the alliance would expand its capabilities.
Carl Bildt was Sweden’s foreign minister from 2006 to 2014 and prime minister from 1991 to 1994, when he negotiated Sweden’s EU accession. A renowned international diplomat, he served as EU Special Envoy to the Former Yugoslavia, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN Special Envoy to the Balkans, and Co-Chairman of the Dayton Peace Conference. He is Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Apr 21, 2022 explains how Sweden and Finland's formal membership in the alliance would expand its capabilities.
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