Challenges and Implications of Sweden's Accession to NATO

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The process of Sweden's accession to NATO has been problematic, marked by hurdles such as accusations from Turkey for supporting Kurdish separatists. Hungary's delay in ratifying the accession was seen as a political move by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO could turn the Baltic Sea into a 'NATO lake', with strategic control over critical areas such as Gotland island. This development raises questions about the future inclusion of countries like Ukraine in NATO.

Sweden is set to become a Nato member, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is planning to name firms under investigation at a much earlier stage, and Microsoft has struck a deal with a French artificial intelligence start-up to broaden its involvement in the industry beyond OpenAI.

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