JKO North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Introduction for U.S. European Command (USEUCOM)

Transatlantic Link

The nickname that was given to NATO because it included countries on both sides of the Atlantic working together for a common goal: Peace

Warsaw Pact

Alliance of communist nations in response to the information of NATO

Cold War

Major event that was occurring when NATO was formed

Partnership for Peace

1994
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union

The North Atlantic Treaty

Was signed in April 4, 1949 in Washington, D.C. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created.

NATO members stated that an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all

Collective Defense - Article 5

Brussels, Begium

Location of NATO headquarters

12 Founding Nations of NATO - 1949

BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FRANCE
ICELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
THE UNITED KINGDOM
THE UNITED STATES

Initial NATO expansion - the 1950's

GREECE (1952)
TURKEY (1952)
GERMANY (1955)

NATO expansion in the 1980's and 90's

SPAIN (1982)
CZECH REPUBLIC (1999)
HUNGARY (1999)
POLAND (1999)

NATO additions in the 21st Century (with some former Communist countries joining)

BULGARIA (2004)
ESTONIA (2004)
LATVIA (2004)
LITHUANIA (2004)
ROMANIA (2004)
SLOVAKIA (2004)
SLOVENIA (2004)
ALBANIA (2009)
CROATIA (2009)
MONTENEGRO (2017)

Which nation funds the majority of NATO?

The United States