Highlights
1949 – Signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
1951 – Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) opens near Paris.
1957 – The first North Atlantic Council meeting at the level of Heads and State and Government, otherwise known as the Paris Summit, increases political cooperation and creates the Science Committee.
1967 – Official opening of the new NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
1969 – The Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS) addresses the Allies’ common environmental problems that could threaten the welfare and progress of their societies.
1974 – In the wake of the oil crisis, the North Atlantic Council approves the Declaration on Atlantic Relations. The Declaration enlarges NATO’s concept of security to encompass economic concerns.
1982 – US-Soviet talks begin on reductions in strategic arms (START).
1990 – The North Atlantic Council issues the London Declaration hailing the “new, promising era” of European relations. The Declaration is part of a series of measures adopted in order to encourage cooperation between East and West.
1992 – NATO offers support to the United Nations in the former Yugoslavia, providing maritime assets to monitor compliance with UN resolutions.
1994 – NATO launches the Mediterranean Dialogue.
1999 - NATO adopts a new Strategic Concept.
2001 – Formal relations between the European Union and NATO begin as the NATO Secretary General and the EU Presidency exchange letters defining the scope of cooperation and the modalities of consultation.
2003 - NATO takes command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
2004 – Alliance leaders at the NATO Summit in Istanbul commit to the training of Iraqi security forces. On the same day, NATO elevates its Mediterranean Dialogue to the level of a genuine partnership and launches its Istanbul Cooperation Initiative with countries in the broader Middle East.
2009 – 60 years of NATO
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