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Poland announced it will join NATO’s fuel pipeline network (NATO Pipeline System) for the first time, investing €4.7 billion to build a 300-km pipeline from Germany to Bydgoszcz, enhancing military logistics amid heightened tensions with Russia and Belarus.
Description:
| Aspect | Details |
| Founded | 1949, with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty) to counter Soviet expansion in post-WWII Europe |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Nature | Military & political alliance of 32 countries from Europe & North America |
| Core Principle | Collective Defense (Article 5) → An attack on one NATO country is considered an attack on all. Invoked only once after the 9/11 attacks (2001) |
| Founding Members (12) | Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK, USA |
| Latest Expansion | Finland joined NATO in 2023 |
| Ukraine’s NATO Bid | Applied in 2022, received security assurances at Vilnius Summit (2023) |
| Non-NATO EU Members | Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Malta |
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