Syllabus: GS-II Subject: International Relations Topic: International institutions, agencies and fora, Issue: NATO
Context:
- Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO accession.
- Sweden abandoned its non-alignment policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- It became the 32nd member of NATO.
Prelims Connect: (Institutions in news)
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
● It is an intergovernmental military alliance, established in 1949. ● Collective defence: Article 5 of North Atlantic Treaty commits its member states to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external force. ● HQ: Brussels, Belgium. |
