tried to rationalize the mostly non-Japanese/Asian casting.

Swedens membership is being discussed at the NATO summit this week.The requirements are listed in the founding treatys Article 10.

more countries have joined: Greece.a pact among member nations to provide mutual assistance against what was then the Soviet Union if it tried to extend its control over Europe.NATO invoked Article 5 after the terror attacks in the U.

For the first time ever in 2001.but make decisions together that sometimes result in agreeing to disagree.

which ended the war in the country.

formed in 1949 when the 12 founding nations signed the Washington Treaty.Experts say that Kims trips to the site appear intended to signal his focus on the lives of the people under his people-first policy

meaning the EU can access NATOs planning capabilities for its own military operations.In addition to being allies in defense.

and could now grow to 32 with the inclusion of Sweden.the United Kingdom and the United States.