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Bookmark or Share- What is NATO?NATO’s purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. POLITICAL – NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defence and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict.
- NATO - Topic: NATO’s purposeAll NATO decisions are made by consensus, meaning that all NATO member countries have reached agreement after discussion and consultation. Setting NATO’s strategic direction. NATO’s fundamental security tasks are laid down in the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty), which founded the Alliance in 1949.
- Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2024)Graph 1 : NATO Europe and Canada - defence expenditure (annual real change, based on 2015 prices and exchange rates) Graph 2 – Number of Allies meeting 2% Notes: Data as at 12 June 2024, based on 2015 prices and exchange rates. Figures for 2023 and 2024 are estimates. The NATO Europe and Canada aggregate from 2017 onwards
- NATO - About usNATO cooperates with a range of countries and international organisations in different structures (Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, Mediterranean Dialogue, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative,...). A list of these international organisations and countries with links to their information servers.
- NATO - Topic: NATO member countriesNATO 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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