In 1982, Argentina invaded and occupied the British Falkland Islands. And Even though a NATO member had just been attacked, Article 5 of the NATO charter, which states that an attack on one is an attack on all, was NOT invoked, and the British were left to deal with it. But why? To understand this, we have to go back to 1949, the year NATO was founded. At the time, six out of the twelve founding nations still had colonies outside of Europe. And as the end of the colonial era approached, the other founding nations, especially the United States, had little desire to be drawn into post-Second World War colonial conflicts. As a result, it was agreed that Article 5 of the NATO charter would apply only to areas abouve the Tropic of Cancer. And Since the Falkland Islands are below the Tropic, NATO did not have to intervene there. Interestingly, the Falklands are not the only territories that are not covered by NATO's Article 5. Areas such as the Hawaiian Archipelago, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, or New Caledonia are also below the tropic and therefore not covered by NATO.
Негізгі бет Why did NATO NOT help the UK? (Falklands War)
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