NATO+

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The **North Atlantic Treaty Organization+** (**NATO+**) is a global alliance of mostly democratic nations in North America, Europe, Africa, Arabia, and Oceania led by the United States of America to protect the western global order. NATO engages in numerous proxy conflicts with the opposing communist nations worldwide led by Eurasia and the UAPR.

The members of NATO consist of the European Federal Union, Union of Free Africa, Oceania, United Arab Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, and Japan(De Jure),

## Origins

NATO was founded in 1949 as an alliance against the growing Eastern Bloc, however NATO would remain largely dormant until the establishment of an integrated military structure in reaction to communist victories in Korea and Greece. NATO would remain a broadly European and North American alliance throughout much of the Cold War with unified NATO interventions in Africa and Asia occurring with the help of major Atlantic partners such as the UFA and Oceania. NATO was instrumental in formulating the decolonization strategy following the first NATO Global summit in 1959 in reaction to a communist takeover in the former Belgian Colony. NATO leaders would slow down decolonization and pledge support for large dependent confederations in the former colonies such as the UFA and the failed West African Federation. This strategy allowed the Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan to remain in Europe's sphere of influence but their support for the minority ruled Union of Africa and French control of Algeria led to much of the third world rejecting NATO. NATO would reform their strategy during their negotiations to end minority rule during the NATO Africa summit in 1982.

## Expanding NATO

By the end of the 21st century the NATO alliance and model had broadly proven a success, during the 90s the EFU, UFA, and Oceania formed the Triad Alliance in order to better cooperate in the Indian Ocean and African Continent. The success of this alliance would motivate NATO leaders to expand the reach of the defensive pact outside of the North Atlantic Region. NATO+ would come into being with the accession of the UFA and Oceania to the alliance in 2010 with the United Arab Kingdom and Japan joining in 2025. These negotiations would also end in creating unified brigades between American, Canadian, Japanese military units with smaller contributions from the other NATO members.

## Reaction to Eurasian Civil War

The Eurasian Civil War led to a mass expansion of NATO presence and resources globally. The number of NATO brigades was doubled and the overall defense budget of NATO+ increased by 25%. NATO+ successfully responded to and repelled a rogue East German attack into West Germany, eventually leading a full push into East Germany and reuniting Germany for the first time since WW2. NATO+ was also involved in the UFA's Operation Cetshwayo with American special forces and Oceania ground troops contributing greatly to the initial operation's success. NATO would maintain a presence in Africa with bases established in the aftermath of the operation. NATO+ would assist the EFU in defending their Suez Canal territory along with intervening to maintain the failing Egyptian monarchy during the UAPR's invasion. The failure of this operation was a setback but NATO+ was successfully able to pull out most of their forces and evacuate thousands of Egyptians in the aftermath of the invasion. Today NATO is involved in the Mexican Intervention and assisting the newly formed states in the aftermath of the South East Asian Spring.

## Politics

The NATO+ Alliance is governed by a general secretary with a duel civilian and military structure governing the alliance, notably the Council which consists of representatives from member states. On a military level the Chair of the NATO+ Military Committee reports directly to the Secretary General in Brussels.

## Foreign Relations

NATO+ maintains a complex global web of alliances and military bases, NATO+ is frequently involved in global conflicts with a troop presence on every continent in the world except Antarctica. NATO+ is currently intervening in the Japanese Civil War where they are supporting the recognized civilian government in the aftermath of the Ansui Coup. NATO+ maintains a significant presence in South East Asia in the aftermath of their coordinated intervention on behalf of the many newly formed democratic governments.