The 32 countries of NATO are bound together, in part, by a collective defense agreement, stating that an attack on one member-state will be seen as an attack on all. As a result, the alliance’s ...

respect for the sovereignty of other countries, and work on interoperability with NATO forces. The first step to joining the alliance is receiving a Membership Action Plan (MAP) with ...

Asked about NATO Article 5 commitment, Trump says U.S. "not going to defend" allies that fail to meet his spending ...

The change would be a departure from NATO’s Article 5, which states that an attack on one country is an attack on all. Three current and former senior U.S. officials and one congressional ...

President Donald Trump is considering a major change to the U.S.’ participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to three current and former senior U.S. officials and one ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed uncertainty that NATO would come to the United States' defense if the country were attacked, though the alliance did just that after Sept.

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO also helps deepen the cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries.REF The Role of Germany. Germany is pivotal to deterring Russian conventional ...

The military chiefs of 30 European and NATO countries are meeting in Paris to discuss a blueprint for a potential peacekeeping mission to Ukraine after any negotiated cease-fire with Russia.