Turkey looks to block Finland and Sweden’s application to NATO

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Last week, Finland and Sweden officially applied to be members of NATO, finding support with a majority of members, and the opposite with others.

As motions require a unanimous vote, Turkey, one of the more prominent members rejecting the application, is seeking to negotiate terms in which they’d accept the motion.

 

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Monday, May 23 2022
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Featured in storyDr. Stephan Frueling, The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, The Australian National University Dr. Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University
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