The US has been dragging it’s feet for so many years on the F-16 issue, I can’t imagine they’ll pick up the pace on this issue at all. It seems the question that needs to be asked is how badly does the US want Sweden in NATO? AA The US Congress should take steps on […]
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NATO is not a defensive alliance. And it never has been. Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that he urged Turkey to finalize the process as he met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. “I met with President Erdogan this morning and I reiterated my […]
Hungary has not endorsed Sweden’s entry either Ratification of Sweden’s Membership will not be completed in time for this most recent meeting (taking place over the next two days) Turkey has informed NATO that ratification of Sweden’s membership bid will not be completed in time to allow the country’s accession ceremony at a meeting of […]
Link TO BE DELAYED TO FALL The vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO was delayed after members of the ruling party, which has a two-thirds majority in parliament, failed to show up for the meeting. Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, said on July 11 that ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership […]
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The Big Guy Disappoints Zelensky
The “Big guy” is a reference to Joe Biden Zelensky is disappointed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised the “absurd” absence of a timetable for his country to join Nato as leaders met at a summit in Lithuania. President Joe Biden described the Nato gathering as a “historic moment” and said the US agreed with […]
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Digital Journal Western leaders gather in Lithuania’s capital on Monday to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine amid rare glimmers of disunity over Washington’s controversial decision to supply cluster bombs to Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope that Tuesday’s NATO summit in Vilnius would provide a “clear signal” that Kyiv could join the alliance once its war […]
Erdogan nixes Sweden”s NATO bid (?)– Misleading headline. Sweden is certainly not endearing itself to Turkish concerns When asked about NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, an integral figure in pushing Sweden’s NATO bid, Erdogan remarked: “While Stoltenberg was expressing these views to us, unfortunately, at that time, terrorists were demonstrating in the streets again in Sweden,” […]
Jewish News Service January 30, 2023 / JNS) The U.S. Embassy in Turkey on Monday warned Americans of possible “imminent retaliatory attacks” in the country in response to several recent incidents of Koran burning in Europe. “The U.S. government cautions its citizens of possible imminent retaliatory attacks by terrorists against churches, synagogues and diplomatic missions […]
I omitted the word “conclusive” that was included in the Washington Post headline. Why? Because it’s weasel wording included to cast doubt. You see if there is no “conclusive” evidence than you have to consider their may be circumstantial evidence. Which is a red herring. – The red herring fallacy specifically involves using that irrelevant […]
Foreign Policy Sweden and Finland have launched a new diplomatic offensive to convince Turkey to approve NATO membership for the two Nordic states after months of thorny negotiations turned what was supposed to be a smooth path to alliance expansion into a major diplomatic headache. This was never supposed to be a ‘smooth path’ to […]