History and Government Faculty Publications
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Document Type
Encyclopedia Entry
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Journal Title
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies
ISSN
9783319743196
First Page
1040
Last Page
1046
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-74319-6
Abstract
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a defensive military alliance between select countries in North America and Europe originally aligned in the shared goal of containing the spread of communism by the Soviet Union and its satellite/allied states. Founded in 1949, loosely on the core tenets of protecting democracy and capitalism, NATO has expanded to Central and Eastern Europe, surviving even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. From its founding as a bloc of 12 member states, today NATO is comprised of 30 member states alongside dozens of other allied countries under the auspices of shared military contributions to a collective defense.
Keywords
NATO, definition
Recommended Citation
Duerr, Glen M.E. and Plank, Calvin, "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)" (2023). History and Government Faculty Publications. 386.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/history_and_government_publications/386
