Almost a year ago, a report on Sweden’s international defense cooperation, commissioned by the Swedish Defense Minister, was presented to the new Swedish government. The main conclusion of the report was that some Swedish policies should be reviewed and an official study of the pros and cons of NATO membership undertaken, preferably together with Finland. This conclusion flowed from a stark fact: Sweden can’t defend itself on its own; that is obvious and recognized by everyone.The results of all of Sweden’s ongoing forms of defense cooperation in many directions are positive but marginal, due to current restrictions on such cooperation. …read more
Source: The American Interest
