The Future of NATO

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INTRODUCTION

1. NATO, which stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established on 4th April 1949 after the World War II, as an active and leading contributor to international peace and security by creating a political and military alliance among the countries. At the beginning the alliance consisted of 12 countries and later it was widely spread to 28 countries from Western Europe and North America, situating the headquarters in Brussels, Belgium considering that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America as an attack against them all. NATO uses English and French as official languages. The motto of NATO is “Animus in Consulendo Liber”

2. The purpose of NATO was to counter the growing Soviet threat in Europe after World War II, including the communist takeovers in Eastern and Central Europe, pressure on Norway, Greece, and Turkey and the 1948 blockade of Berlin (Haglund, 2014) .The first NATO secretary general was Lord Isamay and presently this appointment is held by Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Member countries of NATO are :

a. Belgium b. Portugal c. Spain d. United Kingdom

e. Hungary f. Albania g. Turkey h. Czech Republic

i. Bulgaria j. Canada k. Latvia l. United States

m. Romania n. Iceland o. Lithuania p. Netherland

q. Italy r. Slovenia s. Norway t. Luxembourg

u. Slovakia v. Estonia w. Poland x. France

y. Greece z. Croatia aa. Denmark bb. Germany

AIM

3. The aim of this service paper is to analyze the functions of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its future.

PURPOSE OF NATO

4. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance between the two continents of Europe and America which is formed to safeguard the peace and security developing a link among t...

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