Tell that to Russia. Somehow I don’t think they’ll see it that way.
Tell that to Russia. Somehow I don’t think they’ll see it that way.
Invoking Article 5 requires the consent of all the members. It has happened once in history, right after 9/11. Russia's diplomatic response has been to specific nations, not to NATO.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_110496.htm
Collective defence and Article 5
Last updated: 04 Jul. 2023 11:47
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Invocation of Article 5The 9/11 terrorist attacks
The United States was the object of brutal terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. The Alliance's 1999 Strategic Concept had already identified terrorism as one of the risks affecting NATO’s security. The Alliance’s response to 9/11, however, saw NATO engage actively in the fight against terrorism, launch its first operations outside the Euro-Atlantic area and begin a far-reaching transformation of its capabilities. Moreover, it led NATO to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for the very first time in its history.
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Enhanced collective defence measures
Although NATO Allies have only invoked Article 5 once, they have coordinated collective defence measures on several occasions.
On the request of Türkiye, on three occasions, NATO has put collective defence measures in place:
- in 1991 with the deployment of Patriot missiles during the Gulf War,
- in 2003 with the agreement on a package of defensive measures and conduct of Operation Display Deterrence during the crisis in Iraq, and
- in 2012 in response to the situation in Syria with the deployment of Patriot missiles.