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"Our network of strong alliances and partnerships, such as those that we share with France and Japan, is a key advantage of our nations as we confront our collective security challenges," said Adm Wosje.

Our allies, meanwhile, inch closer to creating their own security guarantees every time Trump puts another dent in the armor of collective security.

“We will have to decide how best to protect our security interests, which, as allies, should be our collective security interests,” he added.

The country now benefits from the alliance’s collective security guarantee — Article 5 of its treaty — a vow that an attack on one of them will be met by a response from them all.

Sweden, along with neighboring Finland, set aside decades of military nonalignment to seek protection under NATO’s collective security umbrella after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.