NATO

Question 1

What does NATO stand for?

Answer 1

The north atlantic treaty organisation

Question 2

When did nata come about?

Answer 2

in 1949 - shortly after ww2

Question 3

What was it near and why did that happen?

Answer 3

Near the begining of the cold war - the cold war saw the USA and the Soviet union as rivals for global governance

Question 4

What is NATOs aim?

Answer 4

Collective security, which means taht nation states united togther are more secure than individual nation states on their own

Question 5

What does article 5 of NATO say?

Answer 5

\It says that if there is an attack on one member it is an attack on all states - so all states have to respond

Question 6

What was one of the main reasons nato formed and who was the orginal members?

Answer 6

NATO began with 12 european and NoRTH American states who felt threatern by the soviet russia

Question 7

What is the significance of NATO?

Answer 7

Like the un it makes international organisation which sees power in numbers and aims to preserve peace and it’s threat of collective force actas as a deterrent to attack

Question 8

How many members are in NATO?

Answer 8

32 states

Question 9

Has natos purpose chaneged and if so since when?

Answer 9

Yes, particualrly after the collapse of the soviet union

Question 10

Change in the role of nato quote?

Answer 10

“NATO not only helps to defend the territory”

Question 11

NATO POST 1991

Answer 11

THe collapse of the soviet union and the rise of non - state actors and russias actions in ukraine scince 2014 have significantly chnaged the global security environment

Question 12

What have been the new security threats since 1991?

Answer 12

Terrorism
Increased state based conflict

Question 13

How does NATO respond to terrosism and increased state based conflict?

Answer 13

The respond by strengthening deterrence and defence, also managing crises and promoting cooperative security among states

Question 14

What are things you wouldnt expect nato to be apart of?

Answer 14

Involving in conflicts and crisies, such as natural disasters even if it doesnt directly threatern it’s member states.

Question 15

What is nato arapt of to do with conflict?

Answer 15

It is also invloved in conflict prevention, conflict mamangement and conflict resolution.

Question 16

A major geographical change of nato since 1991?

Answer 16

NATO is now no longer confined to the north atlantic region

Question 17

Does nato have its own army?

Answer 17

No, it doesnt have it’s own standing army because member states voluntarily contribute soldiers and equiptment required

Question 18

all nato states are expected to contribute how much of their gdp?

Answer 18

2%

Question 19

Who is the biggest contributer to nato?

Answer 19

The USA dominates financial $860billion and thier dominance is of concern to some who argue the US is really in control of NATO

Question 20

How much the uk contribute to NATO?

Answer 20

$65.8 BILLION

Question 21

Who only contributes $5.0 billlion to NATO?

Answer 21

Hungary and Czechia

Question 22

CS NATO IN LIYBA
What happened in 2011?

Answer 22

The Unsc approved resolution 1970 which expressed grave concern over extream violance and opression takin place in Libya

Question 23

CS NATO IN LIYBA
The un has no armed forces so what happened?

Answer 23

Several state actors got involved and then NATO became involved

Question 24

CS NATO IN LIYBA
What were NATOs actions?

Answer 24

Prevented arms from being supplied by sea and took over libyan airspace

Were responsible for airstrikes which targeted libyan military but also killed many civilians

Later that year, after tje leadership of Liybia had been defeated, the unsc passed revolution 2009

Question 25

CS NATO IN LIYBA What did the 2009 resolution passed by the unsc do?

Answer 25

It established a un support mission to Libya and supported NATOs action to protect civilians

Question 26

CS NATO IN LIYBA What was the outcome of this case study for Libya?

Answer 26

Most would agree the 2011humanitarian intervention failed the people of libya It was left without any form of effective leadership and hasexprienced extream political instability and lack of security since 2011 leaving the country vunrable and unstable

Question 27

Strengths of nato?

Answer 27

I t is a powerful organisation with international legitimacy, partly because it often works alongside the un It has evolved overtime to make the changing global security needs It provides pooled resorces and collective security for it's member states

Question 28

Weaknesses of Nato?

Answer 28

It relies heavily on the usa for financial support which the usa sometimes uses to it's advantage but also resents President donalrd trump has threatered to withdraw the USA from NATO on several occasions and has criticised members that do not meet the requirement to spend 2% of GDP in defence NATO is critisised for overstepping it's role in political governance and some states are suspicious of it's emphasis on western values Security dilemma natos growing role post - cold war has once again rekindled tensions between russia and the west Unity in NATO might be seen to be fragmenting with high profiles like turkey and the us - espeally under trump

Question 29

Example of nato under pressure - russian power?

Answer 29

Growing Russian power - the annexation of crimera in 2014 has led to some analysts conclsuding that there is a new cold war between russia and the west and nato continues to fear futher russian military - "procative military"

Question 30

Nato under pressure - tension with turkey?

Answer 30

NATO allies expressed concern with member state turkey whp purchased a $2.5 billion air defence system from russia in 2019. The US took this further with Trump issuing sanctions against it's NATO ally and these sancitions were not lifted when Biden took over in 2021