Sweden Says No to NATO Even as Study Shows Advantages of Joining
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Sweden’s government affirmed its military neutrality even as a government-commissioned report broadly sided with those in favor of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization amid rising tensions with Russia.
"Our non-alignment policy serves us well," Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem said in Stockholm Friday after receiving the report. Joining NATO "would expose Sweden to risks, both political and otherwise, and we don’t think that’s the right direction."