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NATO isn't the only alliance that countries are eager to join – a brief history of the Five Eyes

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
NATO isn't the only alliance that countries are eager to join – a brief history of the Five EyesThe July 2023 NATO summit in Lithuania saw movement toward expanding the alliance.Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP

After the recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, it is anticipated that Sweden will soon become the alliance’s 32nd member.

The heart of this alliance – which was established in the aftermath of World War II to promote the...

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