- NATO - Homepage
NATO’s path to peace and security in an unstable world 12 Jun 2025 As the NATO Summit approaches, we stand at a pivotal moment for our Alliance and our shared mission to safeguard peace In The Hague, we will evaluate our progress and go even further, cementing our new capability targets and establishing new spending commitments to strengthen our collective defence
- NATO - About us
NATO History Step through NATO’s history with videos, posters, declassified documents and other materials that shed light on the Alliance and its evolution since 1949
- NATO - 10 things you need to know about NATO
10 things you need to know about NATO Collective defence: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 and is a group of 32 countries from Europe and North America that exists to protect the people and territory of its members The Alliance is founded on the principle of collective defence, meaning that if one NATO Ally is attacked, then all NATO Allies are attacked For
- NATO - Topic: NATO’s purpose
NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members It does this through political and military means, ensuring the collective defence of all Allies, against all threats, from all directions
- NATO - Topic: NATO member countries
NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April 1949 Since then, 20 more countries have joined NATO through 10 rounds of enlargement (in 1952, 1955, 1982, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2024) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty sets out how countries can join the Alliance
- NATO member countries
NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April 1949 Since then, 20 more countries have joined NATO through 10 rounds of enlargement (in 1952, 1955, 1982, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2024) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty sets out how countries can join the Alliance
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