United Kingdom in NATO

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United Kingdom–NATO relations
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The United Kingdom has been a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since its inception in 1949. [1] [2]

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Ambassadors

History

Winston Churchill , after the Labour Party came to power in UK as a result of the early elections on 5 July 1945, proclaims an Atlantic course that fully meets their requirements. Since at this time Great Britain needed financial assistance from the USA, a political union with this country could simplify the negotiations on which the future of the British economy depended. The Labour themselves were quite calm about the prospect of such an alliance. Starting from 1946, the government of Clement Attlee fundamentally sided with the policy of Atlantic solidarity, which makes them, together with the American administration of Truman, the initiators of the Cold War.

Given the United Kingdom’s significant political and military role within NATO, its contributions have often been substantial but, during the NATO's 1999 Kosovo War, the Royal Air Force deployed Tornado and Harrier aircraft in the bombing campaign over Yugoslavia.

Since it began in 2001 British troops were part of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, ISAF.

In March 2011, the British Forces participated in NATO-led UN missions in Libya.

United Kingdom's foreign relations with NATO member states

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marco Rimanelli (30 September 2009). The A to Z of NATO and Other International Security Organizations. Scarecrow Press. pp. 144–. ISBN   978-0-8108-6899-1 . Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Which countries are in Nato and how much do they spend on defence?". BBC News. 25 June 2025.


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