The history of NATO is a powerful reflection of how international alliances shape global security. Founded in 1949 after WWII, NATO began as a collective defense pact among 12 nations aimed at ...

Sweden will become the 32nd country to join NATO's military alliance. Sweden's petition to join NATO was finally approved by Hungary's parliament after nearly two years of discussions. It follows ...

Since the United States helped form NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in 1949 to counter Soviet aggression in Europe, the alliance has grown to 30 member countries, including three ...

At the moment, Poland is the NATO member state spending the most per GDP on defense investments, according to the latest data from the alliance, at 4.12 percent.

NATO should look at skipping the requirement for Ukraine's Membership Action Plan (MAP) as part of its pathway to joining the alliance, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday.