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  2. Member states of NATO - Wikipedia

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    Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has added 16 more members from 1999 to 2024. [1] Article 5 of the treaty states that if an armed attack occurs against one of the member states, it shall be considered an attack against all members , and other members shall assist the attacked member, with armed forces if necessary. [ 2 ]

  3. Enlargement of NATO - Wikipedia

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    The next member states to join NATO were Montenegro on 5 June 2017, and North Macedonia on 27 March 2020. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 after Russia's president, Vladimir Putin , falsely claimed that NATO military infrastructure was being built up inside Ukraine and that Ukraine's potential future membership was a threat.

  4. North Atlantic Treaty - Wikipedia

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    Current NATO member states. The following twelve states signed the treaty and thus became the founding members of NATO. The following leaders signed the agreement as plenipotentiaries of their countries in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949: [7] [8] Belgium – Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak and Ambassador Baron Robert ...

  5. History of NATO - Wikipedia

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    Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.

  6. History of Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    After World War II, Luxembourg abandoned its politics of neutrality, when it became a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations. It is a signatory of the Treaty of Rome , and constituted a monetary union with Belgium ( Benelux Customs Union in 1948), and an economic union with Belgium and the ...

  7. So, why is Turkey in NATO, anyway? A look at the country's ...

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    The two Scandinavian countries see Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a warning sign — Finland shares an 800-mile border with Russia — and have determined to abandon decades of strategic ...

  8. NATO - Wikipedia

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    The alliance has increased its NATO Response Force deployments in Eastern Europe, [9] and the combined militaries of all NATO members include around 3.5 million soldiers and personnel. [10] All member states together cover an area of 25.07 million km 2 (9.68 million sq. mi.) with a population of about 973 million people. [11]

  9. Baltic states - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, the Baltic governments applied to join the European Union and become members of NATO. All three became NATO members on 29 March 2004, and joined the EU on 1 May 2004. Regional cooperation