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Definition: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from Dictionary of Information Science and Technology

a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. (Katerinsky, Pantaleev, & Rao, 2011)


North Atlantic Treaty Organization

From Encyclopedia of Governance
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance of twenty-six countries from Europe and North America that is based on the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty. Its role is to ensure the freedom and security of its members by both political and military means. NATO members offer each other a mutual security guarantee (Article 5), meaning an attack on one is treated as an attack on all. Its tasks are to ensure security within the NATO area based on the growth of democratic institutions and a commitment to peaceful resolution to conflict, to act as a transatlantic forum for discussion of issues affecting the vital interests of members, to provide defense and deterrence against attacks from outside, and to enhance the security and stability of the wider Euro-Atlantic area through partnership with nonmembers and contributing to crisis management. Moreover, NATO is seen as more than just an international organization, it is also viewed as a security community and as a…
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a regional military alliance formed in the early years of the Cold War to contain Soviet expansion and provide for the defense of Western Europe. The alliance was formally created on April 9, 1949, under the auspices of the Washington Treaty (also…
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From The Great American History Fact-Finder
( 1949 ), a Western military alliance of twelve nations formed in response to the cold war . Providing for joint action in an attack on any member nation, NATO was intended to defend against Soviet aggression. It also promoted joint military aid and economic cooperation during peacetime. Original…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, set up in 1950 at the time of the Cold War for the defence of Europe and the North Atlantic against the perceived threat of Soviet aggression. Its signatories were those of the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 between Britain, Canada, the United States, France, …
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From The Reader's Companion to American History
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( nato ), formed in 1949 in response to the cold war, consisted of twelve Western nations—Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and the United States. Greece and Turkey joined in 1952 and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Military association of major Western European and North American states set up under the North Atlantic Treaty of 4 April 1949. The original signatories were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, and the USA. Greece and Turkey were…
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From The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international alliance of twenty-six countries from Europe and North America created to ensure the peace and security of the North Atlantic region. NATO was founded with the goal of safeguarding the freedom and security of its members by way of…
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From Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of European and North American nations designed to promote mutual security and self-defense. It was formed in 1949, in the aftermath of World War II (1939–45), when 16 nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty. Although the treaty calls for…
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From The Oxford Companion to International Relations
Since its inception in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the “Atlantic Alliance,” or simply the “Alliance,” has been in constant flux, and yet it is hailed by elites in numerous private and public spheres as one of the most successful and enduring (political-military) alliances in…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Military alliance, consisting of Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States; …
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(NATO), established under the North Atlantic Treaty (Apr. 4, 1949) by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. Greece and Turkey entered the alliance in 1952, West Germany (now Germany) entered in 1955, and…
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