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NATO has 12 original founding member states. Three more members joined between 1952 and 1955, and a fourth joined in 1982. 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 ...
In 2015, conscription was extended to women making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make national service compulsory for both men and women. [91] In 2014, Norway formed the Jegertroppen, an all-female special forces unit.
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
Nato chief Mark Rutte echoes incoming US president Donald Trump's call for members to spend more.
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NATO member states States affected by territorial disputes ( Georgia , Moldova , Ukraine and Japan ( Kuril Islands )) Disputed regions recognised by Russia as either part of its territory or sovereign states ( Abkhazia , Crimea , Donetsk , Luhansk , South Ossetia ), or with de facto indpendent seperatists backed by Russia Transnistria
Standing up to China. Poaching Taiwan’s dwindling number of diplomatic allies and blocking it from attending the World Health Assembly as an observer is widely seen as part of Beijing’s ...
As of the end of 2023, Taiwan was the United States 10th largest export market, worth $40 billion, and eighth largest source of imports, worth $88 billion.