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Mike Winnerstig

NATO would struggle to gear up without the US

NATO would struggle to gear up without the US

Wed 15 Apr 2026 18:52 CEST

European countries are sketching out a European NATO - if the US takes its threats to withdraw from the defense alliance seriously. What would an American withdrawal mean?

Expert: Highly unlikely that Sweden will be involved in war started by US and Israel

Expert: Highly unlikely that Sweden will be involved in war started by US and Israel

Sun 1 Mar 2026 19:38 CET

American soldiers have been killed, and Iran has attacked US bases in several places in the Middle East. But it is extremely unlikely that NATO - and thus Sweden - would be involved in the war started by the US and Israel, according to Mike Winnerstig at the Swedish National Defense Research Institute (FOI)