With Sweden joining @NATO many are posting a map showing a "NATO Lake" as the Baltic Sea. But there's danger here. Most haven't heard of Kaliningrad or the Suwalkie "Gap." ...

NATO memberships for Sweden and Finland will turn the Baltic Sea into a "NATO lake," said analyst Daniel Hamilton at the Brookings Institution, allowing the alliance to increase its military presence.

With the addition this year of Sweden and last spring of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Baltic Sea has been dubbed a “NATO lake” by some analysts. A glance at a map ...

With the addition this year of Sweden and last spring of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Baltic Sea has been dubbed a “NATO lake” by some analysts. A glance at a map ...

"If you look at a map then geographically the Baltic Sea is becoming a Nato lake, yes," said Minna Alander a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. "But there is still work ...

By joining Nato, Sweden provides new possibilities via the sea, as Gotland is less than 200km from the Latvian coast. “It reduces the vulnerability of the Baltics through only the Suwałki Gap.

Putin’s next target may be the ‘NATO lake’ The addition of Sweden and Finland to NATO gives it more options than ever in the Baltic Sea A German Navy frigate takes part in the BALTOPS 22 ...

Putin’s Next Target May Be the ‘NATO Lake’ Coming exercises in the Baltic Sea will give the alliance a chance to work Finland and Sweden into its complex web of defenses. May 9, 2024 at 12: ...