Expansion of NATO: Ukraine, Sweden, and Finland
To: President Joe Biden From: USFP Group 1 Foreign Policy Re: The Biden Administration Issue: Expansion of NATO Executive Summary- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 and currently consists of 30 European and North American countries, including the United States, France, Germany, Poland, and more. The organization ensures the safety of its members under the promise that if one nation is attacked, the other associated countries will rush to its defense and aid in its protection. NATO focuses on the prevention, protection, and peaceful diffusion of conflict and tension, and does not promote provoking war or battles between countries. To join the organization, a country must file for membership and a unanimous vote of approval be won by all current members. Ukraine has been attempting to gain entrance into the organization for years, but failed to garner the unanimous vote requirement, so it is not an official member (howe...