Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Turkey to block Finland and Sweden from becoming NATO members?

tayyip erdogan

Sweden and Finland started the application process for NATO member earlier this month, despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opposition. As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages, Ankara is out of sync with the rest of the alliance’s member states, who support NATO expansion. If the previously neutral Nordic states want to join the Washington-led group, … Read more

Republicans join Democrats in backing NATO expansion

Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate have filed a resolution supporting Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership aspirations. They have highlighted bipartisan support for the alliance despite Republican nationalism. The expansion of the partnership will require a two-thirds majority vote in the 100-member Senate. There will be at least 17 Republicans and every Democrat voting … Read more