The policy is between different groups on how society should be organized. In some political issues there may be tensions between political parties, and this may depend on the parties’ position on the issue. As an example, the Swedish party Vänsterpartiet and Moderaterna has had tensions and more debates about Sweden’s membership in Nato. Based on this idea, this study will examine the underlying causes of the political parties’ different paths in the issue with a focus on whether the parties’ ideologies are the fundamental fact. This study is qualitative based on ideational analysis. The material collected is parliamentary motions from two elected parties, the so called Vänsterpartiet and Moderaterna. The result of the study indicates that the parties stance on the question of whether Sweden should become a member is in all probability influenced by the parties ideological foundations.

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This thesis examines the explanatory potential of Charles A. Kupchans hypotheses on cooperation and discord within defence alliances. The hypotheses are analysed in the context of Turkish non-alignment towards NATO’s open-door policy and the Swedish NATO-application. The thesis finds that the hypotheses partially explain Turkish non-cooperation but more importantly, it highlights the complex dynamics that shape decision making, cooperative and non-cooperative behaviour within NATO.  It shows that Türkiye’s pursuit of strategic autonomy and growing regional ambitions have been fuelled by increasing nationalist and anti-western domestic policies, leading to conflicts with other NATO members, resulting in sanctions and political isolation. Concessions regarding sanctions have been catalysts for Türkiye’s final ratification of the Swedish NATO-application.