A Brief History, of the North Atlantic, Treaty Organization (NATO).
'The Independent' reports that the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance
between North American and European nations.
It was forged after the second World War
as a means to prevent future bloodshed
and conflict between nations. .
On March 4, 1947, Britain and France signed the
Treaty of Dunkirk, which was meant to prevent a future
military threat from Germany or the Soviet Union.
On March 4, 1947, Britain and France signed the
Treaty of Dunkirk, which was meant to prevent a future
military threat from Germany or the Soviet Union.
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
joined shortly after.
The growing alliance
was expanded to include the U.S., Canada,
Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
The growing alliance
was expanded to include the U.S., Canada,
Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
On April 4, 1949, those nations signed the
North Atlantic Treaty agreeing to come to the aid of any fellow signatory under attack by foreign power. .
On April 4, 1949, those nations signed the
North Atlantic Treaty agreeing to come to the aid of any fellow signatory under attack by foreign power. .
After the USSR collapsed in 1989, a number
of former Soviet states also joined NATO.
In 1999, the Czech Republic,
Hungary and Poland became the first
former Soviet states to join the alliance.
In 2004, Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia
and Slovenia also joined NATO. .
In 2020, North Macedonia
became the most recent
addition to the alliance.
Jens Stoltenberg is the current
secretary general of the organization
which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Jens Stoltenberg is the current
secretary general of the organization
which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium