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NATO military exercises
Why is it in news?
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched joint military exercises in Albania.
Details:
- The exercise is names as 'DEFENDER-Europe 21'.
- Thousands of military forces from the United States and other countries in the first such large-scale drills since World War II.
- Albania is playing a critical part in the DEFENDER-Europe 21 exercise with Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore operations.
- DEFENDER-Europe is an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational exercise, defensive in nature and focused on deterring aggression.
- Most Western Balkans countries- Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia _ are NATO members.
About NATO:
- NATO was formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty.
- NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe.
- NATO’s fundamental goal is to safeguard the Allies’ freedom and security by political and military means.
- Article 5 of the Washington Treaty- that an attack against one Ally is an attack against all- is at the core of the Alliance.
- NATO's Headquarters are located in Haren, Brussels,
Source: The Hindu, Nato