Sweden and Finland are moving forward to join NATO despite objections from Turkey. Finland's president and Sweden's prime minister held a joint press conference today to announce intentions to pursue their formal application tomorrow. Each country wants to work with Turkey to attain NATO membership. Turkey's president criticizes their alleged support for opposition Kurdish forces in Northern Syria. Representatives from all 3 countries are scheduled to meet with US leaders for talks over the next 2 days. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin warns any Nordic military expansion could trigger a Russian response. Founder and President of Lopez Liberty LLC, Clare Lopez, joins to share why they are seeking membership now and why Turkey opposes the Nordic countries from joining the alliance. On another note, US intelligence officials warned the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that China is "working hard" toward a military takeover of Taiwan. Lopez discusses how concerned she is about an impending invasion. The Chinese Minister of National Defense recently met with Iran's president. Lopez explains what the relationship is like between these 2 nations and whether she believes this relationship is a national security threat. She fills us in on what else she is following.
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