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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NATO

"His own military roots made him a champion of the Norwegian military and a long-time friend of NATO," he wrote online.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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

"People around Rutte say, you know, he has to do this... because for NATO, at the moment, the stakes are so high."

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The democratic FRG embedded itself in key   Western economic and security organizations, the EC and NATO, while   the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw   Pact.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency