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LMC 2008

The Odd Men out: What stops Finland and Sweden from joining NATO?

Finland, NATO, Nordic countries, Sweden

Speakers

Risto Penttilä

CEO, Finnish Chamber of Commerce

Tomas Ries

Senior Lecturer at the National Defence College

Pål Jonson

Minister for Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden

Moderator

Robert Nurick

Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

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