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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.
NATO in 2024. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries, 30 are in Europe and two are in North America.
Article 5 has been invoked only once in NATO history, after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001. [50] [51] The invocation was confirmed on 4 October 2001, when NATO determined that the attacks were indeed eligible under the terms of the North Atlantic Treaty. [52]
NATO member states agreed to establish four additional battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, [47] and elements of the NATO Response Force were activated for the first time in NATO's history. [52] As of June 2022, NATO had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500-kilometre-long (1,550 mi) Eastern flank to deter Russian aggression.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Helsinki, 25 October 2021 Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson held talks in March 2022 with her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin about potential NATO memberships for both countries. In 1949, Sweden chose not to join NATO and declared a security policy ...
Read CNN’s NATO Fast Facts for a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Thousands of NATO troops are training in Norway not far from the country’s border with Russia. NATO says the drills are not linked to the war in Ukraine, but it is on everyone’s mind. "Whilst ...
It remains the only time since NATO's inception that an attack from an external party or state has been deemed an attack on all NATO members. Operation Eagle Assist, which involved aerial patrols over the United States to prevent further attacks, was the first of two NATO operations undertaken in defense of the United States under Article 5. [2]