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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
An arrangement in which countries agree that an attack on one member is a concern for all and that they will assist the attacked member.
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Paper 2
Revise: Relationships with Global OrganisationsIts central principle is collective defence. Under Article 5 of the NATO treaty, an armed attack on one member is treated as an attack on all. Members commit to assisting the attacked country.
Paper 2
An arrangement in which members agree to assist one another against armed attack.
Link each organisation to its main purpose: NATO concerns collective defence, while the WTO concerns international trade rules.
Distinguish the UN’s broad peace, rights and development role from NATO’s collective defence role.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a military alliance. Its founding treaty was signed on 4 April 1949. Its central function is collective defence: members agree that a qualifying armed attack on one or more allies is an attack on them all.
