The North Atlantic Treaty Group, additionally referred to as the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental navy alliance between 29 North American and European international locations. The group implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its unbiased member states comply with mutual defence in response to an assault by any exterior get together. NATO’s Headquarters are positioned in Evere, Brussels, Belgium, whereas the headquarters of Allied Command Operations is close to Mons, Belgium.
A further 21 international locations take part in NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, with 15 different international locations concerned in institutionalized dialogue applications. The mixed navy spending of all NATO members constitutes over 70% of the worldwide complete. Members have dedicated to achieve or keep protection spending of a minimum of 2% of GDP by 2024.
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