Nato summit marking 75 years of the military alliance set to open in Washington DC
![](https://msd11.gn.apc.org/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/Nato%20protest_0.jpg.webp?itok=n2sVYOXr)
THE Nato military alliance begins a three-day summit in Washington DC tomorrow.
Nato’s ranks have grown from its original 12 nations that signed the Washington Treaty 75 years ago — to 32 countries after Sweden joined this year.
Article 5 of the treaty is a political commitment by all member countries to come to the aid of any member whose sovereignty or territory might be under attack.
More from this author
![](https://msd11.gn.apc.org/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/africa%20web.jpg.webp?itok=HbCXZ1El)
ROGER McKENZIE welcomes an important contribution to the history of Africa, telling the story in its own right rather than in relation to Europeans
Similar stories