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Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has added 16 more members from 1999 to 2024. [1] Article 5 of the treaty states that if an armed attack occurs against one of the member states, it shall be considered an attack against all members , and other members shall assist the attacked member, with armed forces if necessary. [ 2 ]
The regents hoped a union between Bulgaria and Romania would solve the crisis and be the first step towards a strongly anti-Russian wider Balkan confederation. [37] Due to the great presence nationalism had in the Balkans during this epoch, this view is regarded as questionable by some historians. [39]
Romania was a partner to the allied forces during the Gulf War, particularly during its service as president of the UN Security Council.Romania has been active in peacekeeping operations in UNAVEM in Angola, IFOR/SFOR in Bosnia, in Albania, in Afghanistan and sent 860 troops in Iraq after the invasion led by the United States.
During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact , and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans , the Middle East , South Asia , and Africa .
Romania lost again Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, to USSR, back to the border of 1940; Second Vienna Award was annulled (Romania re-gained control of Northern Transylvania, lost to Hungary in 1940) Bulgaria kept control of Southern Dobruja, as of 1940; Communist regime installed in Romania; 300,000 soldiers dead
NATO membership is not supported by any of the country's political parties, including neither the governing Labour Party nor the opposition Nationalist Party. NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has stated that the alliance fully respects Malta's position of neutrality, and put no pressure for the country to join the alliance. [275]
See also: Romanians in Belgium and Belgians in Romania Bulgaria: 1879-07-28: See Bulgaria–Romania relations. Bulgaria has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Sofia. Both countries became members of the European Union on 1 January 2007. Croatia: 1941-05-13: See Croatia–Romania relations. Croatia has an embassy in Bucharest.
In October 2008, NATO announced they would send NATO warships to counter the rising problem of piracy off the coast of Africa. [5] In August 2009, the mission was upgraded to Operation Ocean Shield which was a concerted effort to eradicate piracy. With no successful piracy attacks since 2012, the operation ended in 2016. [6] 27 March 2011 –