Last week, Finland and Sweden officially applied to be members of NATO, finding support with a majority of members, and the opposite with others.

As motions require a unanimous vote, Turkey, one of the more prominent members rejecting the application, is seeking to negotiate terms in which they’d accept the motion.

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Produced By: James Murray

Featured In Story: Dr. Stephan Frueling, The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, The Australian National University , and Dr. Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University

First aired on The Wire, Monday 23 May 2022