NATO AT A GLANCE- a factual survey of issues and challenges facing the Alliance a t the end of the 1990s 90 pages, pdf  Download Back

NATO AT A GLANCE- a factual survey of issues and challenges facing the Alliance a t the end of the 1990s

Publisher: NATO Office of In formation and Press

Volume: 90 pages, pdf

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The North Atlantic Tre aty Organisation (NATO) was established by the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty, commonly referred to as the Treaty of Washington.

The North Atlantic Alliance is a defensive alliance based on political and military cooperation amo ng independent member countries, established in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. As stated in the preamble to the North Atlantic Treaty, Alliance members are committed to safegu arding the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. 

Article 4 of the Treaty provides for consultations among the allies whenever any of them believes that their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened. NATO member states are committed to the defence of one another by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. This stipulates that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered as an attack against them all.