Sweden set to join Canadian-led brigade in Latvia once roadblocks to NATO membership end

Canada has more at stake than meets the eye in the long, drawn-out geopolitical drama over Sweden's bid to join NATO.

Sweden set to join Canadian-led brigade in Latvia once roadblocks to NATO membership end
Canadian soldiers take part in NATO military exercises at a training ground in Kadaga, Latvia, on Sept. 13, 2021. NATO responded to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea by bolstering its forces near Russia and conducting drills on the territory of its Baltic members — manoeuvres the Kremlin has described as a security threat.

Canada has more at stake than meets the eye in the long, drawn-out geopolitical drama over Sweden's bid to join NATO.