Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO on Thursday. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony on Thursday at the State Department in Washington. Host Carolyn Beeler explains why it took two years for the process to reach conclusion.
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