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NATO Flashcards

1
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What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

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When was NATO founded?

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4th April 1949

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Where is it’s headquarters?

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Brussels, Belgium

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Who were the 12 founding members?

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Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Iceland, Luxemborg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK, US

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Member states?

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Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Romanica, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Iceland, Luxemborg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK, US  
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Who is the NATO Secretary General?

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Mr Jens Stoltenberg

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Newest member and date of joining?

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Republic of North Macedonia
27 March 2020

Perv: Montenegro (June 2017)

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Aspiring members?

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine

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What is the Membership Action Plan (MAP)?

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Tailored advice, assistance and practical support to help countries prepare for possible future membership.

Currently Bosnia and Herzegovina

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What is the role of NATO?

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Collective defence
Crisis-management
Cooperative security

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What is Article 5?

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Collective Defence. An attack against one ally is considered an attack against all Allies.

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12
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What treaty enshrines Article 5?

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Washington Treaty

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13
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When has Article 5 been invoked?

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After 9/11 attacks.

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14
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When has enhanced collective defence measures been enacted?

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Turkey 1991 Gulf War, 2003 Crisis in Iraq, 2012 situation in Syria. Ukraine – Russias illegal annexation of Crimea 2014.

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15
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Name 6 NATO Operations

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Afghanistan, Kosovo, Mediterranean Sea, Iraq, African Union, Air Policing

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What is NATO’s role in Afghanistan?

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Operation Resolute Support.
Non combat.
Training, advice and assistance to Afghan security forces and institutions

17
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What is NATO’s role in Kosovo?

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Entered to end widespread violence and halt humanitarian crisis. Helped develop multi-ethnic lightly armed security force.

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What is NATO’s role in Mediterranean Sea?

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Operation Sea Guardian (successor to Active Endeavour). Currently performing three tasks in the Mediterranean Sea: maritime situational awareness, counter-terrorism at sea and support to capacity-building. More generally speaking, it is helping to maintain a secure and safe maritime environment.

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What is NATO’s role in Iraq?

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Non Combat. Capacity building mission involving several hundred NATO trainers to help Iraqi forces secure their country and the wider region against terrorism and prevent resurgence of ISIS.

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What is NATO’s role in the African Union?

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Air and Sealift support for AU peacekeeping troops. Cpacity building support and training.

21
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What Air Policing does NATO carry out?

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Since Russia’s illegal military intervention in Ukraine in 2014, NATO has been taking extra reassurance measures for its Allies. Among these is the boosting of NATO’s air policing missions.

22
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What is an Air Policing Mission?

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Air policing missions are collective peacetime missions that enable NATO to detect, track and identify all violations and infringements of its airspace and to take appropriate action by patrolling with fighter jets. NATO has deployed additional aircraft to reinforce missions over Albania, Montenegro and Slovenia, as well as the Baltic region, where NATO F-16s have intercepted Russian aircraft repeatedly violating Allied airspace.

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Give an example of a NATO operation that the RAF is active in.

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Estonia, Operation Azotize

24
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What are the NATO standing forces?

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Maritime forces, Ballistic Missile Defence System, Allied fighter Jets Patrolling air space

25
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Examples of Enhanced Defensive Measures?

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Deployment of Patriot missiles, increasing air policing, tripled size of NATO response force.

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