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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established shortly after World War II in 1949. The original members consisted of ten Western European countries, the United States, and Canada. These countries formed to alliance to further the goal of security in the North Atlantic region, they did this by ingraining the principal that an attack against one member would be considered an attack against all, and thus, all would respond with support to the offended nation. In 1952 NATO began its first round of enlargement of the early alliances history, letting in Turkey and Portugal (which at the time was a dictatorship).   

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established shortly after World War II in 1949. The original members consisted of ten Western European countries, the United States, and Canada. These countries formed to alliance to further the goal of security in the North Atlantic region, they did this by ingraining the principal that an attack against one member would be considered an attack against all, and thus, all would respond with support to the offended nation. In 1952 NATO began its first round of enlargement of the early alliances history, letting in Turkey and Portugal (which at the time was a dictatorship).   

=== Cold War ===

=== Cold War ===

NATO acceptance of Western European countries in 1995 led Soviet Russia to set up a counter organization, The Warsaw Treaty Organization (or Warsaw Pact).  Common defense and the ongoing MAD strategy, and economic crisis led the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Treaty Organization’s to its demise. NATO’s transatlantic relations and prevention where key to the end of the Cold war and the beginning of a interlinking of United States and European policies, which still remains to this day.

NATO acceptance of Western European countries in 1995 led Soviet Russia to set up a counter organization, [[The Warsaw Treaty Organization (or Warsaw Pact)]].  Common defense and the ongoing MAD strategy, and economic crisis led the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Treaty Organization’s to its demise. NATO’s transatlantic relations and prevention where key to the end of the Cold war and the beginning of a interlinking of United States and European policies, which still remains to this day.

=== Kosovo ===

=== Kosovo ===

After the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold war. NATO had seemed to lose it purpose; it no longer had the threat of USSR. NATO began to shift its focus to from its original defense alliance to a more offensive mode. In 1999 the United States led its NATO on a bombing campaign to stop Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević's ethic cleansing of the Albanian’s inside of Kosovo. Interestedly, Turkey one of the leading forces on the NATO mission was having similar problems inside its country with its treatment of its Kurdish population. The mission in Kosovo did not go as well as planed. After the air strikes havoc reigned over Kosovo, abuses continued and human right organizations listed abuses committed by the Alliance members on the campaign. After NATO countries and the UN took on a mission to stabilize and reconstruct the country which still remains to this day.

After the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold war. NATO had seemed to lose it purpose; it no longer had the threat of USSR. NATO began to shift its focus to from its original defense alliance to a more offensive mode. In 1999 the United States led its NATO on a bombing campaign to stop Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević's ethic cleansing of the Albanian’s inside of Kosovo. Interestedly, Turkey one of the leading forces on the NATO mission was having similar problems inside its country with its treatment of its Kurdish population. The mission in Kosovo did not go as well as planed. After the air strikes havoc reigned over Kosovo, abuses continued and human right organizations listed abuses committed by the Alliance members on the campaign. After NATO countries and the UN took on a mission to stabilize and reconstruct the country which still remains to this day.