NATO
The North Atlantic Alliance
The North Atlantic Alliance was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War. Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom. The Alliance’s founding treaty was signed in Washington in 1949 by a dozen European and North American countries. It commits the Allies to democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law, as well as to peaceful resolution of disputes. Importantly, the treaty sets out the idea of collective defence, meaning that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization – or NATO – ensures that the security of its European member countries is inseparably linked to that of its North American member countries. The Organization also provides a unique forum for dialogue and cooperation across the Atlantic.
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Agenda Item 1
Ukraine's possible membership of NATO and the possible measures against Russia and China's pro-war actions
This year at YIAMUN, the NATO Committee will be discussing Ukraine’s possible membership of NATO, as well as the possible measures against Russia and China's pro-war actions which have been brought to daylight with emergence of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In addition, the afformentioned war is going to be analyzed and brought to discussion.
Agenda Item 2
The recognition of Kosovo in the UN and the rising tension between Kosovo and Serbia
The Kosovo Conflict (1998-99), in which ethnic Albanians opposed ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia (the rump of the former federal state, comprising the republics of Serbia and Montenegro) in Kosovo. The conflict gained widespread international attention and was resolved with the intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is perhaps one of the most important major reasons for today's rising tensions between the previously stated countries.