NATO

NORTH ATHLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

NATO

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• A political and military organization.
• Security alliance of 30 countries from
the original 12 members
• Principles of Collective Defense
• Maintaining the trans-atlantic link.

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NATO
• Formed initially as a political
association not a military
alliance but eventually became
one
• It was transformed as a military
alliance and protected Europe
from the threat of Soviet Union

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MEMBER COUNTRIES

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HISTORY OF NATO
• 1945 World War II ended and Nazi
Germany was defeated.
• UK foreign secretary Ernest Bavin:
The western powers need to organize
themselves to defend against Joseph
Stalin’s expansionist ambitions and
Soviet’s military power
• On April 4th, 1949 NATO was signed
by Norway, Denmark, The
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg,
France, USA, Italy, Portugal, Iceland,
Canada and United Kingdom.
• .

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ARGUMENTS ON NATO’S
EXISTENCE
• Realists argue that during its
proposal in 1949, the idea of
collective security arrangement
was the main feature of NATO.
• However, liberalists point out the
belief that NATO was established
to back up and save the economic
and political problems of Europe
from the damages of war.

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WHAT NATO DO?
• Helps to create a stable environment
• Welcome new member
• Forges partnership
• Leads crisis management operations
• Combats existing and emerging
threats
• Develops military capabilities

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NATO’S PURPOSE
ACCORDING TO TRUMAN

• To maintain friendly relations and

economic cooperation with one
another.
• To consult together whenever the
territory or independence of any of
them is threatened.
• To come to the aid of any one of
them who may be attacked

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NATO: A POLITICAL
ALLIANCE
•  NATO promotes democratic
values and enables members
to consult and cooperate on
defense and security-related
issues to solve problems,
build trust and, in the long
run, prevent conflict.

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NATO: A MILITARY
ALLIANCE
• NATO is committed to the peaceful
resolution of disputes. If diplomatic
efforts fail, it has the military power to
undertake crisis-management operations.
• These are carried out under the collective
defense clause of NATO's founding treaty
- Article 5 of the Washington Treaty or
under a United Nations mandate, alone or
in cooperation with other countries and
international organizations.

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NATO AND THE ECONOMY

• The economic alliances of

Europe's powerful countries
transformed the region as a major
hub in industrialization.

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THE LEADERS OF NATO

• The NATO Secretary General is is the

Alliance’s top international civil servant.
The current NATO Secretary General is 
Jens Stoltenberg
• The current NATO Deputy Secretary
General is Mircea Geoană

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NATO HEADQUARTERS

• NATO Headquarters is the

political and administrative center
of the Alliance.
• It is located at Boulevard Leopold
III in Brussels, Belgium.

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IS NATO A THREAT TO
OTHER NATIONS?

• NATO’s purpose is not to provoke a

conflict, but to prevent one.

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Global Civil Society and
Non Governmental
Organizations

KOBE BRYAN C. CRISOSTOMO

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
AND
NGOS

3 sector of a state.
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-it is a global and
international network
of NGOs.
6.1 GLOBAL CIVIL
SOCIETY
 CHARACTERISTIC OF NGOs

INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT
NOT A POLITICAL PARTY
 ROLES OF CIVIL
SOCIETY

WATCHDOG ADVOCATE
 ROLES OF CIVIL
SOCIETY

SERVICE PROVIDER EXPERT

 ROLES OF CIVIL
SOCIETY

CAPACITY BUILDER INCUBATOR

 ROLES OF CIVIL
SOCIETY

REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENSHIP CHAMPION

 ROLES OF CIVIL
SOCIETY

SOLIDARITY SUPPORTER DELIVER OF STANDARDS

-are extension of the private
life of the state transcending
from domestic to
international affairs.

6.2 TRANSNATIONAL NON

GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
 ECONOMIC NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS

LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS NON

GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
 Economic Nongovernmental
Organizations
Economic Nongovernmental Organizations has
MULTINATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS.

Capitalist countries have often the most number of NGO

Example: TOYOTA, GOOGLE, SAMSUNG

 Law and Human Rights
Nongovernmental Organizations
Law and Human Rights Nongovernmental Organizations
centers on promotion of political participation and freedom,
entitlements and access to adequate food, shelter clothing,
and health care.

Example: Amnesty International

 Environmental Nongovernmental
Organizations
Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations considered
as vanguard against the abuses of capitalists and
organizations that negative affect the environment.

Example: Greenpeace and Wildlife Fund