Historical Background

Treaty and Membership

Strategy

Future

1) Beginnings

Treaty of Brussels (1948) Treaty of Washington (1949)

2) Cold War

The two opposing sides of the Cold War

3) After the Cold War

1949 12 founding members of NATO: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the United States

1952 Greece and Turkey

1955 Germany

1982 Spain

1999 the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

2004 Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia

2009 Albania and Croatia

1) Members

2) Treaty

The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all Governments.

They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization of Their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of Law.

They seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area.

They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defense and for the preservation Of peace and security.

1) Strategy

“Massive Retaliation”

“Flexible Retaliation”

2) Military Operations

3) Resources

3 nuclear countries (France, UK, USA) 3 permanent member states in UN Security

Council (France, UK, USA) Highly developed technology & advanced

abilities in economy, transportation and outer space.

Total Population: 9 million The combined military spending of all NATO

members constitutes over 70% of the world's defense spending

Defense expenditures,million USD (2010)

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