The theme from Star Trek: First Contact, the second and most successful Star Trek: The Next Generation movie, was a surprise choice to play when Sweden joined NATO, and director Jonathan Frakes offers his reaction. Sweden joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on March 7, 2024. Sweden had maintained a policy of neutrality in military affairs since the Napoleonic Wars, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 prompted Sweden, along with Finland, to apply for NATO membership in May 2022.
