Will Sweden Join NATO?

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Yes.

Resolved on Mar 07, 2024

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Carl Hvenmark Nilsson"Prime Minister Löfven probably will consider membership off limits until the next election in 2018, unless Russia takes further drastic action to destabilize Europe."

Peter Viggo Jakobsen"It seems rather pointless to discuss whether Finland and Sweden should join NATO since this clearly will not happen."

Wilson Center"[I]t is unlikely that either country [Finland or Sweden] will join NATO in the foreseeable future, barring any significant changes in the relations between the EU and Russia."

Kurt VolkerSweden is at "the point where it is now about to join NATO."

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan"Sweden should not expect support from us for Nato."

David Pressman"Sweden's accession to NATO will advance the security of the United States, the security of Hungary and the security of the alliance."

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan"Those who allow such blasphemy in front of our embassy can no longer expect our support for their NATO membership."

Magdalena Andersson"Should Sweden be the only country in the Baltic Sea region that was not a member of NATO, we would be in a very vulnerable position."

Max Bergmann"It would be a real failure for the alliance if it’s not able to get Sweden over the goal line here."Jul 08, 2023

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MetaculusWill Sweden join NATO before 2024?

Peter Viggo Jakobsen"In the absence of a clear and present danger to their national security from Russia, membership is not a viable option for Finnish or Swedish decisionmakers."

Martin Hurt"The accession of either of these two countries [Sweden or Finland] is anything but imminent."

Devlet Bahçeli"[W]e look coldly upon Sweden entering NATO."

Katalin CsehOrban’s blocking of Sweden and Finland's bids is "quite simply, another favor to Vladimir Putin."

Mélanie Joly"Our goal is to be among the first countries to be able to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland."

Viktor Mihály Orbán"The Swedish-Hungarian military cooperation and Sweden's accession to NATO will strengthen Hungary's security."

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan"Neither of these countries [Sweden and Finland] have a clear, open attitude towards terrorist organisation. How can we trust them [with NATO membership]?"