The A to Z of NATO and Other International Security Organizations (Volume 112) (The A to Z Guide Series, 112)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949. The treaty was signed by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Today there are a total of 26 countries that belong to NATO. The A to Z of NATO and Other International Security Organizations covers the Atlantic Alliance's origins, structure and organization through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on its Secretaries-Generals, its Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe, plus all affiliated organizations created to enhance NATO's reach in a broader Euro-Atlantic security architecture (e.g., North Atlantic Consultative Council, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, NATO-Russia Charter; NATO-Ukraine Charter, and NATO-Mediterranean Dialogue Partners). This book also covers other related regional organizations with security responsibilities in Europe and worldwide where they interact with NATO, either currently (e.g. ANZUS, ASEAN, European Union, Organization of African Unity, Organization of American States, Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and United Nations) or in the past (e.g. CENTO, European Defence Community, SEATO, Warsaw Pact, and Western European Union). The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Today, a total of 26 countries are members. The A to Z of Nato ... covers the Atlantic Alliance's origins, structure, and organisation through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, biographies of secretaries-generals and SACEUR military leaders, and affiliated organisations created to enhance NATO's reach in a broader Euro-Atlantic security architecture Contents......Page 10 Editor’s Foreword......Page 12 Foreword......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 16 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 18 Maps and Charts......Page 46 Photos of NATO Secretaries-General......Page 66 Photos of NATO Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe......Page 67 Chronology......Page 68 Introduction......Page 132 The Dictionary......Page 192 Appendix I: NATO Secretaries-General......Page 798 Appendix II: NATO Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe (SACEURs)......Page 800 Appendix III: NATO Committees......Page 802 Appendix IV: The North Atlantic Treaty......Page 820 Bibliography......Page 826 Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff Forward / Robert E. Hunter, U.S. Ambassador to MATO (1993-1998) Acknowledgments Acronyms and abbreviations Maps and charts Photos of NATO Secretaries-General Photos of NATO Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe (SACEURs) Chronology Introduction The dictionary Appendixes I: NATO's Secretaries-General II: Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe (SACEURs) III: NATO Committees IV: The North Atlantic Treaty Bibliography About the author.