This is "deterrence against Russia" and "a strong expression of allied unity and solidarity," the Norwegian Defense Ministry ...

U.S. Marines joined NATO exercises in Norway near the border with Russia. Sweden and Finland also took part for the first time as the war in Ukraine loomed.

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including ...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference after the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, June 1, 2023. NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on ...

NATO currently has 31 members. The newest edition, Finland, was approved earlier this year. Sweden's bid to join is being discussed at the NATO summit in Lithuania.

Alexander Burns is head of news at POLITICO. He has covered elections and political power across the U.S. for over a decade and co-wrote a best-selling book about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. NATO ...

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's former secretary-general, will make a surprise return to Norwegian politics as finance minister, as the country faces concerns about a potential transatlantic trade war ...

The policy of restraint, developed as part of Norway’s joining of NATO, is meant to reassure Russia that the country could never be used as a base of attack against the then-Soviet Union.

Sweden and Finland both announced their intention to join NATO in May, ... in Setermoen in the Arctic Circle, Norway, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman ...

Just like Finland and Sweden with NATO, Norway is realizing that even the closest possible partnership with the EU is not the same as membership. Accordingly, support for EU membership has risen ...

NATO membership for the two, joining regional neighbors Denmark, Norway and Iceland, would formalize their joint security and defense work in ways that their Nordic Defense Cooperation pact hasn't.

It vows to spend at least 2 percent of gross domestic product on the military, as NATO desires. Joining NATO will require significant cultural, political, legal and military changes, Mr. Kuusela ...