In April 1949, twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO—a military alliance designed to deter Soviet ...

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, participate in a wreath ...

European members of Nato are scrambling to find a solution to the problem of the US wanting to be less involved.

Greece’s evolving relationship with NATO spans Cold War alliances, regional tensions with Turkey, and its modern role as a ...

April 16 (UPI) --NATO, created in 1949, has been the most successful alliance in history because member states of the Atlantic Community recognized that collective defense was essential to ...

Nato - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - was formed in Washington DC in 1949 by 12 countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway ...

NATO was formed in 1949 as a bulwark against aggression in Europe by the Soviet Union. Former West Germany sought protection as its 15th member on May 6, 1955, as concern grew about the Soviet ...