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In May 2013, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili stated that his goal was to get a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for his country from NATO in 2014. [207] In June 2014, diplomats from NATO suggested that while a MAP was unlikely, a package of "reinforced cooperation" agreements was a possible compromise. [208]
Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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]
Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.
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Nato's primary purpose was to block expansion in Europe by the former Soviet Union - a group of communist republics which included Russia. Members agree that if one of them is attacked, the others ...
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The alliance decided not to offer Georgia a MAP due to opposition from several countries, led by France and Germany, who feared the decision would anger Russia. [21] [22] Instead NATO countries assured the Georgian side in a special communiqué that they would eventually join the alliance once the requirements for membership were met. [23]
English: Map of European relationships with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) through 2022. Member areas not included in the map include the United States, Canada, Greenland, and French Guiana.