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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states—30 in Europe and two in North America. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The organization serves as a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any outside party. This is enshrined in Article 5 of the treaty, which states that an armed attack against one member shall be considered an attack against them all.

European Eastern Military Alliance (1954 – 1991)

Antarctic Treaty System

international treaties concerning Antarctica

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

international treaty

North Atlantic Treaty

treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the NATO

Constitution of Japan

supreme law of Japan since 1947

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

former international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships

Treaty of San Francisco

peace treaty between Japan and the Allied Powers of World War II, officially ending the American-led Allied Occupation of Japan.

The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is a collective security agreement between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States that was signed in 1951, and from which New Zealand has been partially suspended since 1986. It firstly recommits the parties to the purposes of the United Nations, prohibiting the use of force or threats except in self-defence. The following provisions require the parties to maintain their "capacity to resist armed attack", consult with each other on security matters in the Pacific and declare that an armed attack on any of

Helsinki Accords

1975 non-binding European and North American political agreement

Central Treaty Organization

Military alliance involving Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the United Kingdom (1955-1979)

Outer Space Treaty

treaty that forms the basis of international space law

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union

Austrian State Treaty

multilateral 1955 treaty regarding the international status of Austria

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

1963 limited test ban treaty

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union

Paris Peace Accords

peace treaty between United States, South Vietnam and North Vietnam

1991 treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the reduction of strategic offensive arms

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

arms control treaty between the US and the USSR

Biological Weapons Convention

treaty banning production of bioweapons

international treaty that turns jurisdiction of all celestial bodies over to the international community

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Treaty on Open Skies

international treaty promoting openness and transparency of military forces and activities

major non-NATO ally

designation given by the United States government to close allies

Sino-British Joint Declaration

1984 British-Chinese treaty regarding the transfer of Hong Kong

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan

1960 treaty establishing the current Japanese-American military alliance

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

clause in the Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes involving the state

Treaty of Tlatelolco

treaty to prohibit and prevent the testing, use, production, storage or acquisition of any nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean

Reykjavík Summit

1986 Soviet-American diplomatic summit

Imperial House Act

Japanese statute

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

1980 environmental treaty

Addis Ababa Agreement

1972 treaty that ended First Sudanese Civil War

Environmental Modification Convention

1976 international treaty on environmental modification

Treaty of Moscow

Treat between the Soviet Union and West Germany

Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

1952 communication by Joseph Stalin

Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil thereof

multilateral agreement banning the emplacement of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor beyond a 22 km coastal zone

Treaty of Taipei

peace treaty between Republic of China and Japan, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War

Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956

international treaty between West and East Germany

Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration

treaty concerning administration of Macau

Shanghai Communiqué

1972 diplomatic relations agreement between the US and Mainland China

Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance

former military alliance treaty

Four Power Agreement on Berlin

International treaty

Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty

1954 treaty between the United States and the Republic of China

Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan

Treaty signed in San Francisco dictating that Japan grant the United States the territorial means for it to establish a military presence in the Far East and prohibited other countries without the consent of the United States to do the same

US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement

nuclear weapons security pact

Five Power Defence Arrangements

series of defence relationships established by a series of multi-lateral agreements between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore

Alvor Agreement

nuclear umbrella

type of international nuclear weapons policy

Sino-Pakistan Agreement

1963 document between the governments of Pakistan and China establishing the border between those countries

Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora

set of environmental protection measures

Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and North Korea

1961 bilateral treaty

Protection of Diplomats Convention

1973 United Nations anti-terrorism treaty

thumb|Harry S. Truman|Harry Truman signing the North Atlantic Treaty, 1949

Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation

1971 treaty between India and the USSR

Mutual Defense Treaty