This animation gives a brief introduction to the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It starts with the founding of NATO in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, listing the 12 original member states and then tracing the growth of NATO over the years to its current size, 28 members. It concludes with an explanation of the process for aspiring members to join NATO.
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NATO is on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, deterring threats, defending Allies, conducting operations, carrying out exercises, developing new capabilities and working with partners.
These videos highlight just some of the Alliance's latest activities.
NATO presents the most recent/important videos along with other information on an interactive map here: http://bitly.com/nato-on-duty
Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 is the biggest and most ambitious NATO exercise in more than a decade. More than 30 nations and around 36,000 troops from 30 Allied and Partner Nations will participate in the exercise, it is primarily hosted by Italy, Portugal and Spain.
NATO Review is the Alliance's flagship magazine on current policy issues which do not necessarily represent official opinion or policy of member governments, or of NATO.
NATO and its Partners are taking concerted action to support implemention of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, which was adopted in October 2000. This resolution recognizes the disproportionate impact that war and conflicts have on women and children, and highlights the fact that women have been historically left out of peace processes and stabilization efforts. It calls for full and equal participation of women at all levels in issues ranging from early conflict prevention to post-conflict reconstruction, peace and security.