President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, invoking themes of Turkish nationalism and counterterrorism, has been the main obstacle toward Sweden joining the NATO alliance after
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With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, NATO Readies for Combat on Its Borders
BRUSSELS — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the costliest conflict in Europe since World War II, has propelled the North Atlantic Treaty Organization into a full-throttled
Finland Joins NATO in a Power Shift and Rebuke to Putin
With a simple exchange of documents, Finland on Tuesday became NATO’s 31st member state, a strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who
Turkey Approves Finland’s NATO Membership, a Defeat for Putin
BRUSSELS — Finland won final approval on Thursday to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after decades of nonalignment, a major shift in the balance
Turkey’s Erdogan Finally Endorses Finland’s NATO Bid, but Not Sweden’s
BRUSSELS — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey gave the go-ahead on Friday for Finland’s application to join NATO, removing a significant hurdle for the
A NATO Minnow Reels From Cyberattacks Linked to Iran
TIRANA, Albania — Customers at one of Albania’s biggest banks got a shock shortly before Christmas when a curt text popped up on their cellphones:
The NATO Alliance Is Holding Strong on Ukraine. But Fractures Are Emerging.
The allies differ on strategy for the coming year and the more immediate question of what Ukraine needs ahead of a major offensive in the
NATO Supports Eventual Ukraine Membership as US Pledges Millions to Fix Power Grid
BUCHAREST, Romania — Officials of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday stressed their commitment to eventually allowing Ukraine to become a member of the
U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals
Given the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the war in the Donbas region, NATO’s new military spending goals — 2 percent of gross
NATO envoys gather as the explosion in Poland alarms the alliance.
Military analysts noted that both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries could be using Russian-made missiles, leaving open a number of possible causes for the explosion.