1. NATO

2. Members 28 members including: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. 28 members including: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.

3. Partner countries Partner countries are represented by Heads of Diplomatic Missions or Liaison Offices located at the NATO Headquarters. The Head and Staff of the Missions attend NATO committee meetings in cooperation formats and represent their countries at meetings of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), or at meetings of the NATO- Russia Permanent Joint Council or NATO-Ukraine Commission respectively. Meetings of these bodies also take place at Ministerial or Summit level, when Partner countries are represented by their Foreign or Defence Ministers or by their Head of State or Government.

4. What is NATO? North Atlantic Treaty Organisation North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Mission: Mission: “To gain Peace and Security globally” “To gain Peace and Security globally” It is a military and political alliance: It is a military and political alliance: Political aim: promotes democratic values, and encourages consultation on defence and issues to build trust and prevent conflict, and to promote sustainability and guarantee allied defence. Political aim: promotes democratic values, and encourages consultation on defence and issues to build trust and prevent conflict, and to promote sustainability and guarantee allied defence. Military aims: to peacefully resolve disputes, if diplomatic efforts fail it has the military capacity needed to undertake crisis management. Military aims: to peacefully resolve disputes, if diplomatic efforts fail it has the military capacity needed to undertake crisis management. Countries are all in an alliance, and therefore will support each other in the case of a threat or even an attack upon 1 or more member countries. Countries are all in an alliance, and therefore will support each other in the case of a threat or even an attack upon 1 or more member countries. NATO is an alliance of countries from both North America and Europe NATO is an alliance of countries from both North America and Europe Barack Obama says: “The basic premise of NATO was that Europe’s security was the United States security and visa versa” Barack Obama says: “The basic premise of NATO was that Europe’s security was the United States security and visa versa”

5. NATO History Created 1949 (signing the Washington Treaty) Created 1949 (signing the Washington Treaty) 1991 develops partnership with former adversaries 1991 develops partnership with former adversaries 1995 engages in first crisis 1995 engages in first crisis 2001 article 5 is invoked for the first time after large scale terror attacks on New York and Washington D.C. 2001 article 5 is invoked for the first time after large scale terror attacks on New York and Washington D.C. 2003 NATO takes command of security issues in Afghanistan 2003 NATO takes command of security issues in Afghanistan

6. Involvement NATO is in Afghanistan at the express wish of the democratically elected government of Afghanistan and is widely supported by the Afghan population. The Bonn Agreement of 5 December 2001 requested the United Nations to authorize the development of a security force to assist in maintaining security in Kabul and its surrounding areas. On 20 December 2001, the UN Security Council approved the first resolution authorizing the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NATO is in Afghanistan at the express wish of the democratically elected government of Afghanistan and is widely supported by the Afghan population. The Bonn Agreement of 5 December 2001 requested the United Nations to authorize the development of a security force to assist in maintaining security in Kabul and its surrounding areas. On 20 December 2001, the UN Security Council approved the first resolution authorizing the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Afghan first policy - Approved by NATO Foreign Ministers in Tallinn on 22-23 April 2010 6, the NATO-Afghan First policy aims at facilitating procurement of local goods and services through simplified bidding and contracting procedures in Afghanistan. Afghan first policy - Approved by NATO Foreign Ministers in Tallinn on 22-23 April 2010 6, the NATO-Afghan First policy aims at facilitating procurement of local goods and services through simplified bidding and contracting procedures in Afghanistan.