NATO celebrates 75 years of collective defense

NATO celebrated 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America on 4th April 2024. The alliance’s founding treaty was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington.

  • Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies.
  • The principle of collective defence is enshrined in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty).
  • NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
  • NATO has taken collective defence measures on several occasions, including in response to the situation in Syria and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • NATO has standing forces on active duty that contribute to the Alliance’s collective defence efforts on a permanent basis.

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