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Welcome to the New NATO

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Welcome to the New NATO
Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde (R), and Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) attend a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, after signing their countries' accession protocols at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on July 5, 2022. Yves Herman/Reuters
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Something happened that I thought I would never see in my lifetime. On July 5, Sweden and Finland signed accession protocols to begin the process of joining NATO. Full Swedish and Finnish membership in the Atlantic Alliance is likely before the end of the year.
Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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