The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in important international developments

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

mohammad rezvanirad ¹ , abolfazl ranjbari ² , naser rahbarfarshpira ³

1 - PhD Student in Public Law, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Public Law, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Public Law, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2021-07-02 Accepted : 2021-07-02 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Cold War, International organizations, NATO,

Abstract :

One of the most important concerns of countries, both domestically and internationally, is the issue of "security". This issue has caused governments to choose specific orientations and strategies to maintain security and achieve their national goals and interests due to domestic needs, geographical and geopolitical conditions and also under the influence of the structure and function of the international system. Among these strategies is the strategy of alliance and coalition. A clear example of this is the NATO alliance. But other threats such as terrorism, extremist nationalism, drugs, environmental pollution and the proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons, etc., with the question of whether NATO can play its role in developments. Important international to play well? NATO's unnecessary interventions in Southeast Asia and the Caucasus, and its claims of chemical weapons, are often false and baseless, and it seeks to dominate and influence the Middle East.