NATO (Rivalry)

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was the Earth's most powerful suprenational organization during the 21st and early 22nd centuries. It went through a series of expansions to respond to major changes in the global community.
==Membership and Expansions==
NATO was first founded in 1949. Its series of expansions are listed below.
===Founding - 1949===
Flags	Nations
 	United States of America
 	Canada
 	United Kingdom
 	France
 	Iceland
 	Norway
 	Denmark
 	Italy
 	Portugal
 	Belgium
 	Luxembourg
 	Netherlands
===First Expansion - 1952===
Flags	Nations
 	Turkey
 	Greece
===Second Expansion - 1955===
Flags	Nations
 	Germany
===Third Expansion - 1982===
Flags	Nations
 	Spain
===Fourth Expansion - 1999===
Flags	Nations
 	Czech Republic
 	Hungary
 	Poland
===Fifth Expansion - 2004===
Flags	Nations
 	Bulgaria
 	Estonia
 	Latvia
 	Lithuania
 	Romania
 	Slovakia
 	Slovenia
===Sixth Expansion - 2009===
Flags	Nations
 	Albania
 	Croatia
===Seventh Expansion - 2015===
Flags	Nations
 	Macedonia
 	Montenegro
 	Bosnia and Herzegovina
===Eight Expansion (Russian Crisis) - 2025===
Flags	Nations
 	Sweden
 	Finland
 	Moldova
 	Serbia
 	Ireland
 	Austria
 	Switzerland
 	Cyprus
 	San Marino
 	Andorra
 	Liechtenstein
Category:Rivalry
Category:Stubs
Category:NATO
Category:Organization