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Georgia: EU Members Push for Sanctions Against Georgia Over 'Foreign Agents' Bill
May 22, 2024 | 16:45 GMT
Sweden: Stockholm Formally Joins NATO
Mar 7, 2024 | 18:15 GMT
Hungary, Sweden: Sweden To Join NATO as Hungary Finally Ratifies Accession Bid
Feb 26, 2024 | 17:52 GMT
EU: Brussels to Exclude Agriculture from 90% Emissions Reduction Target for 2040
Feb 6, 2024 | 17:05 GMT
Turkey, Sweden: Turkish National Assembly Approves Sweden's NATO Bid
Jan 23, 2024 | 20:52 GMT
EU: Bloc's Institutions Reach Agreements on New Asylum and Migration Rules
Dec 20, 2023 | 17:26 GMT
EU: Bloc to Miss Most of its 2030 Climate Goals
Dec 19, 2023 | 17:03 GMT
Turkey, Canada: Erdogan Links Canadian Arms Embargo to Sweden's NATO Accession
Dec 19, 2023 | 15:51 GMT
![A heavy-lift helicopter operated by the U.S. military flies over a tank in Setermoen, Norway, during a military exercise involving NATO troops and partner countries on March 22, 2022. A heavy-lift helicopter operated by the U.S. military flies over a tank in Setermoen, Norway, during a military exercise involving NATO troops and partner countries on March 22, 2022.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/us-arctic-1239432006.jpg?itok=ywL2O-JT)
On GeopoliticsFeb 6, 2024
The Significance of U.S. Defense Cooperation Agreements in Northern Europe
![Members of the European Parliament take part in voting on the Artificial Intelligence Act during a plenary session at the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament take part in voting on the Artificial Intelligence Act during a plenary session at the European Parliament.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/ai-eu-1258682692.jpg?itok=8fBlX-9R)
SnapshotsDec 13, 2023
EU Lawmakers Clinch Agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act
![Israeli and EU Flags Israeli and EU Flags](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/EU%20Isreal%20Flags%20display%20GettyImages-1093199218.jpg?itok=4AeELvpf)
SnapshotsOct 31, 2023
Israel-Hamas War Highlights Divisions Among EU Member States
![Rail cars loaded with steel sit at the ThyssenKrupp Schwelgern steel plant on May 30, 2018 in Duisburg, Germany. Rail cars loaded with steel sit at the ThyssenKrupp Schwelgern steel plant on May 30, 2018 in Duisburg, Germany.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/steel-963985822_0.jpg?itok=0Ne9tNDX)
SnapshotsSep 12, 2023
EU-U.S. Steel and Aluminum Negotiations Make Limited Headway
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PodcastsJul 18, 2023
Essential Geopolitics: What Sweden's NATO Accession Process Says About Turkey-Russia Ties
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Turkey%20NATO%20display%20GettyImages-1527536818.jpg?itok=a0KZt6Pb)
AssessmentsJul 14, 2023
What to Make of Turkey's Move to Unblock Sweden's NATO Bid
![The Romanian and EU flags are seen at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in February 2017. The Romanian and EU flags are seen at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in February 2017.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/romania-635668196.jpg?itok=WA0f9plA)
SnapshotsMar 14, 2023
The Risks of Romania's Protracted Accession to the EU's Schengen Area
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) on Oct. 1, 2022, addresses parliament in Ankara, Turkey. A breakthrough in NATO accession negotiations between Turkey and Sweden and Finland is unlikely before Turkey's national elections later in 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) on Oct. 1, 2022, addresses parliament in Ankara, Turkey.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/turkey-1243639256.jpg?itok=_bQ0Atg1)
SnapshotsJan 20, 2023
As Elections Near, Turkey Will Still Block Sweden and Finland's NATO Aspirations
![Most Western insurers for marine traffic will stop providing coverage for war-related risks in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian waters effective Jan. 1, 2023. The drop in coverage will result in some tankers refraining from sailing in Russian waters, even in Russia's Far East, or in tankers operating without insurance. Most Western insurers for marine traffic will stop providing coverage for war-related risks in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian waters effective Jan. 1, 2023. The drop in coverage will result in some tankers refraining from sailing in Russian waters, even in Russia's Far East, or in tankers operating without insurance.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/LNG%20tanker%20ship%20display%20shutterstock_677749657.jpg?itok=hs168dDJ)
AssessmentsDec 31, 2022
The Weekly Rundown: Insurers Drop Marine War Coverage in Russia, Sweden Takes Over the EU Presidency
![A Norweigan coast guard ship patrols the waters surrounding an offshore gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway. A Norweigan coast guard ship patrols the waters surrounding an offshore gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/KV%20Sortland.jpeg?itok=0T4ZhVLc)
AssessmentsSep 29, 2022
The Nord Stream Leaks Set a Precedent for Russian Attacks on Europe's Energy Infrastructure
![(L to R) Sweden's foreign minister, prime minister and defense minister hold a press conference in Stockholm on the gas leak found on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 27, 2022. (L to R) Sweden's foreign minister, prime minister and defense minister hold a press conference in Stockholm on the gas leak found on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 27, 2022.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Nord%20Stream%20Gas%20Leak%20display%20GettyImages-1243551231.jpg?itok=SLirrbCi)
AssessmentsSep 28, 2022
Nord Stream 1 Gas Leaks Spell Gloom, but Not Doom, for Europe’s Energy Woes
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AssessmentsSep 21, 2022
The Impact of Sweden's Next Government on NATO Accession and the EU