NATOInternational
International · founded 1949
What it is
Intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states based on the North Atlantic Treaty (1949). Decisions are taken by consensus in the North Atlantic Council; the Secretary General chairs the Council and leads the international staff.
People
Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO · NATO Secretary General
Edi Rama
Prime Minister of Albania
Giuseppe Cavo Dragone
Chair of the NATO Military Committee
Alexus G. Grynkewich
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)
Pierre Vandier
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT)
Dimitar Stoyanov
Minister of Defence of Bulgaria
Jyoti Hirani-Driver
Acting Managing Director of NATO DIANA
Andrius Kubilius
European Commissioner for Defence and Space
Radmila Shekerinska
NATO Deputy Secretary General
Catherine Vautrin
Minister of the Armed Forces of France · French Minister of the Armed Forces
David Brassard
Commander, NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia
Kaja Kallas
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Christopher G. Cavoli
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)
Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber
Roberto Vergori
Incoming Commander of NATO KFOR
George M. Wikoff
Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Özkan Ulutaş
Outgoing Commander of NATO KFOR
Kristen Michal
Prime Minister of Estonia
Ülle Madise
President of Estonia
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland
Robertas Kaunas
Minister of National Defence of Lithuania
Events (16)
2026-11-03 SummitNATO Secretary General Receives Albanian Prime Minister at NATO Headquarters
2026-10-30 MilitaryNATO Concludes Digital Backbone Experimentation and FUSE Operational Showcase in Latvia
2026-10-30 TreatyBulgaria Signs Accession Document to NATO High Visibility Project on Low-Level Air Defence
2026-10-29 MilitaryNATO Secretary General Addresses Autumn Plenary of the Committee of National Armaments Directors
2026-10-29 TreatyNATO DIANA Signs Landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Ukraine
2026-10-28 SummitNATO Secretary General and EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Meet on Military Mobility and Ukraine Support
2026-10-28 MilitaryNATO Deputy Secretary General Addresses Kyiv Security Forum on Air Defence Needs
2026-10-26 SummitNATO Deputy Secretary General Participates in E5 Defence Ministerial Meeting in Paris
2026-10-26 SummitNATO Deputy Secretary General Attends E5 Defence Ministers Meeting in Paris
2026-10-16 SummitNATO Concludes Annual Hybrid Symposium on Countering Sub-Threshold and Critical Infrastructure Threats
2026-10-14 AppointmentItalian Major General Roberto Vergori Assumes Command of NATO KFOR Mission
