☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days agoMacron threatens China with NATO expansionism, I'm sure that's gonna go over wellwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down11
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkMacron threatens China with NATO expansionism, I'm sure that's gonna go over wellwww.politico.eu☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareFALGSConaut [comrade/them]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 days agoThat hasn’t been a prerequisite for a long time, countries without an Atlantic coastline might outnumber those with one in NATO at this point
minus-squareLyudmila [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-24 days ago Sure, but those countries are surrounded by countries that do have Atlantic coastline and/or sea access to the Atlantic. They’re all within the geographical region identified by Article 6. Notably Hawaii, located in Oceania and south of the Tropic of Cancer, isn’t part of NATO’s collective defense commitment. There are in fact zero nations in Asia that meet the requirements for NATO membership.
That hasn’t been a prerequisite for a long time, countries without an Atlantic coastline might outnumber those with one in NATO at this point
Notably Hawaii, located in Oceania and south of the Tropic of Cancer, isn’t part of NATO’s collective defense commitment. There are in fact zero nations in Asia that meet the requirements for NATO membership.