NATO member
Atlantic treaty signatory
A NATO member is a country belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed in 1949 for collective defense.
Member nations commit to mutual protection—an attack on one is considered an attack on all.
Turkey has been a NATO member since 1952.
The alliance has expanded from twelve founding members to over thirty.
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
- transatlantic allianceEurope-US strategic partnership
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- Article 5NATO mutual defense clause
nuclear umbrella · European Union · United Kingdom · Norway · Spain · interoperability · Poland · Germany · joint exercises · enlargement · open door policy · France · peacekeeping missions · strategic partnerships · missile defense systems · Turkey · Italy · World Trade Organization
NATO memberRussia
Eurasian federation, largest country
Soviet Union · China · rogue state · Iran · North Korea