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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in 1949 to
defend the collective security of its member nations by both political and
military means. Headquartered in
Brussels, Belgium, the
group was formed in response to the growing threat and spread of
Communism.
Currently, NATO consists of 26 member countries from North
America and Europe, and it works primarily in
crisis management and peace-keeping roles around the world. NATO also has 23 partner nations with whom it
works to develop and recruit forces that could work alongside NATO troops on
peacekeeping missions.
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