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Sweden and the Czech Republic are linked through their shared participation in Defence Cooperation Agreements with the United States [1], their adoption of formal Indo-Pacific strategies [2], and their evolving, similar stances regarding European strategic autonomy [3].
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claimSeveral European countries have adopted formal Indo-Pacific strategies, including France (2018, updated 2020), Germany (2020), the Netherlands (2020), the European Union (2021), Czechia (2022), Lithuania (2023), and Sweden (2024).
claimSweden and Czechia have gradually warmed their stance on European strategic autonomy, though they remain ambivalent.
accountHungary designated Kecskemét and Pápa Air as facilities for United States use, while Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, and Czechia signed Defence Cooperation Agreements (DCA) with the United States in 2022 and 2023.