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On March 29, Yonhap News Agency reported that the South Korean Foreign Minister, Cho Tae-yul, will be participating in a NATO session in Brussels, on April 3.  Members of NATO are represented by their foreign ministers at these meetings.  South Korea was invited to the meeting due to its designation as a non-NATO Indo-Pacific partner. Other nations with this status in...

On Monday, March 11th, the Swedish flag was raised for the first time alongside their new allys in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sweden's flag was lifted in a ceremony at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, alongside the 31 others in the alliance, in a formal declaration of support and welcome to the newest member. Standing beside Swedish Prime Minister...

Sweden is set to officially join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is in Washington D.C. to finalize documents with NATO officials. The White House said in a statement, "Having Sweden as a NATO Ally will make the United States and our Allies even safer." Sweden's ascension as the 32nd member...

While speaking with European leaders at a summit about bolstering support for Ukraine, French president Emmanuel Macron said that "we will do everything needed so Russia cannot win the war," adding that while "there’s no consensus today to send in an official, endorsed manner troops on the ground... in terms of dynamics, nothing can be ruled out," according to...