Colombia has joined NATO as a global partner, the decision came after OECD has approved Colombia as a new member.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.

• It is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, while headquarters of its Allied Command Operations is near Mons, Belgium.

NATO system constitutes of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to attack by any external party. The combined military spending of all NATO members constitutes over 70% of the global defence spending.