Meanings
- Non-Oxford British spelling of North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in 1949 to serve as a bulwark against the Soviet Union.
2017 March 21, Reuters, “Rex Tillerson plans to skip Nato meeting and visit Russia in April, say US officials”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Mar 20172 more examples
With the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has single-handedly revived the fortunes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, returning it to the top of the foreign policy agenda.
2022 May 5, Thomas Meaney, “How Putin’s invasion returned Nato to the centre stage”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 May 2022The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) binds 32 countries across the Western world in a powerful collective security agreement.
2025 February 24, Albert Toth, “Could Nato soon be over – and what might replace it?”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025
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