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What is the name of the military Organisation that protects Europe?
NATO is an alliance of countries from Europe and North America. It provides a unique link between these two continents, enabling them to consult and cooperate in the field of defence and security, and conduct multinational crisis-management operations together.
What is NATO force?
Troops and Equipment: Whenever NATO carries out a mission, individual Allies commit troops and equipment to be placed under a unified NATO command. These become known as “NATO forces.” The only military equipment that NATO owns is a fleet of AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control) surveillance aircraft.
What is a military alliance?
A military alliance is a formal agreement between nations concerning national security. Nations in a military alliance agree to active participation and contribution to the defense of others in the alliance in the event of a crisis. Alliances may be covert (as was common from 1870 to 1916) or may be public.
What alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries?
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania (Albania withdrew in 1968).
What type of alliance is the EU?
The European Alliance (EA) is a political group in the European Committee of the Regions composed of a mix of regionalist parties and independent members. It was established in 1996, with strong influence of the European Free Alliance, and has since then existed in several incarnations.
What was the role of military alliances during the Cold War?
Two military alliances (NATO and Warsaw Pact) in Europe during the Cold War. A military alliance is an international agreement concerning national security, when the contracting parties agree to mutual protection and support in case of a crisis that has not been identified in advance.
Why are states involved in military alliances with other countries?
The obvious motivation in states engaging in military alliances is to protect themselves against threats from other countries.
What was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization called?
The military alliance including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States that was formed to protect European countries from the military power of the Soviet Union was called The North Atlantic Treaty Organization The ability to wipe nations off the planet with nuclear weapons is called
What was the purpose of the United Nations after World War 2?
What international organization was created after World War II to promote world peace, economic development, and increase dialogue between countries? United Nations After World War II, continental Europe was divided in two along political lines.