North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Sweden formally joins NATO military alliance, ending centuries of neutrality

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A JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft takes off from Lulea-Kallax Airport, Sweden on March 4, 2024 during the NATO Nordic Response 24 military exercise, a Norwegian national exercise carried out in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland with associated airspace and waters. Anders Wiklund | AFP | Getty Images Sweden officially joined NATO as its … Read more

Russia’s war in Ukraine is igniting an old debate in Brussels over debt

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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Munich, GERMANY — Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new debt together? That’s the question hanging on the … Read more