NATO

American  

[ney-toh, en-ey-tee-oh] / ˈneɪ toʊ, ˈɛnˈeɪˈtiˈoʊ /

abbreviation

1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization: a political and military alliance established in 1949 in Washington, D.C., by 12 countries in Europe and North America for the purpose of collective defense against aggression, now comprising 32 member nations: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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NATO British  

/ ˈneɪtəʊ /

acronym

1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an international organization composed of the US, Canada, Britain, and a number of European countries: established by the North Atlantic Treaty (1949) for purposes of collective security. In 1994 it launched the Partnership for Peace initiative, in order to forge alliances with former Warsaw Pact countries; in 1997 a treaty of cooperation with Russia was signed and in 1999 Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic became full NATO members

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Devastated by Nazi Germany's forces during World War II, Poland has significantly improved relations with its Western neighbour since entering the EU and NATO, but some historical conceptions of Berlin remain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Of the nine that like us equally or better, just two—Hungary and Poland—are members of NATO.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

The Treasury report says Britain spent £65.4 billion on defense in fiscal 2025-2026—or a paltry 2.31% of GDP, according to NATO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mark Rutte, secretary general of NATO, said at the summit in Ankara that the US strikes were "absolutely necessary".

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

The defense of the West appears likely at last to include a free, democratic Germany participating as an equal in the councils of NATO.

From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower