In a summit statement in Brussels, NATO leaders have declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order.
About:
NATO is also called the North Atlantic Alliance.
Objective: It is an intergovernmental military alliance between North American and European countries. It constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.
HQ: Brussels, Belgium.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the headquarters of the NATO's Allied Command Operations (ACO). Since 1967 it has been located in Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons.
Origin: The alliance is based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed in 1949. It was formed as an alliance of European and North American countries after World War II as a bulwark against Russian aggression
Member Countries:
It consists of 30 members. Montenegro joined it in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2020.
Of the 30 member countries, two are located in North America (Canada and the United States), 28 are in Europe, one of which (Turkey) is in both Europe and Asia.
Three former Soviet states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) are members of NATO.
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