What has Happened: In a sudden reversal as the NATO Summit is set to begin today, Turkey’s President Erdogan has given his approval for Sweden to join NATO. Prior to this decision, Erdogan had made advancing Turkey’s bid to join the European Union a requirement before he would provide his support. However, in return for Erdogan’s vote, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO and Sweden have agreed to work bilaterally to combat terrorism, Sweden would assist in moving Turkey’s EU application along, and NATO would establish a new “special coordinator for counterterrorism.” Hungary is the only other NATO ... SITREP – Turkey Drops its Opposition to Sweden Joining NATO