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The “Open Door” policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been an article of faith for Allies and aspirants alike for more than a decade. Its most recent formulation, approved at the November 2010 Lisbon Summit, states: “The door to NATO membership remains fully open to all European democracies which share the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership, and whose inclusion can contribute to common security and stability.”

Document Type

Policy Brief

Region(s)

Europe/Euro-Atlantic

Topic(s)

NATO, Transatlantic Security, National Security

Publication Date

2-2011

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

Finland and Sweden NATO relations, NATO enlargement prospects, virtual allies to formal allies, European security cooperation

Finland, Sweden, and NATO: From “Virtual” to Formal Allies?

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