Sept. 5, 2023

Sweden, Turkey and NATO: Where do we stand ? Talking with Paul Levin, Professor at Stockholm University.

Sweden, Turkey and NATO: Where do we stand ? Talking with Paul Levin, Professor at Stockholm University.

Sweden’s application to join NATO continues to be blocked by Turkey, jeopardizing security in the Baltic Region. What’s next ?

Sweden's path to NATO membership has been made more arduous by Turkey, itself a NATO member. Despite Turkish President Erdogan's agreement at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Swedish concessions, the process drags on. Turkey's Parliament reconvenes on October 1, 2023 to consider the issue. Professor Paul Levin of the Stockholm University Institute of Turkish Studies (SUITS), walks us through the history.

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