The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all have conscription, as do several of the Nordic countries, as well as ...

Sweden has appointed a defense attache at its embassy in Manila as a key liaison in advancing its strategic engagement in the ...

With Sweden and Finland now under NATO’s formal umbrella, this regional grouping has emerged not as a quiet coalition, but as ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are meeting at what might be a historic summit. It could also drive a wedge among the 32 member countries.

missiles and hiring extra troops. A further 1.5% would be spent on things like roads, bridges, ports and airfields so armies can deploy more quickly, as well as preparing societies for possible attack ...

Why It Matters With Sweden's accession to the alliance, the Baltic Sea is dubbed a NATO Lake where members of the bloc surrounding the waters have reported a spike in Russian military activity.

At an upcoming NATO summit in the Hague, Netherlands, NATO will propose to alliance members an overall military spending target of 5% of gross domestic product, with 3.5% of GDP going to core ...

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to ...

As the geopolitical tensions between Russia and NATO intensify, the spotlight is on Russia’s military capabilities in 2024.

The tiny Swedish island regiment tasked with protecting Europe from Russia Swedish troops left strategically important Gotland Island after the end of the Cold War – but now they are back ...

Former US ambassador to Sweden Eric Ramanathan stands next to former Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at a ceremony held to celebrate Sweden's membership of Nato. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Less than two weeks before a NATO summit, Sweden and the Netherlands said Friday that they intend to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, in line with ...