'''The Mediterranean Dialogue''' was created in 1994 by the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) for the purpose of creating a forum between NATO alliance members and [[Mediterranean]] countries. This outreach by NATO was seen as a way of spreading [[democracy]], similar to what NATO did in eastern [[European]] countries, and also way of forming co-operation on the war against [[terrorism]] <ref> http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=w050425&s=braude042905</ref>. | '''The Mediterranean Dialogue''' was created in 1994 by the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) for the purpose of creating a forum between NATO alliance members and [[Mediterranean]] countries. This outreach by NATO was seen as a way of spreading [[democracy]], similar to what NATO did in eastern [[European]] countries, and also way of forming co-operation on the war against [[terrorism]] <ref> http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=w050425&s=braude042905</ref>. |