Argentina Seeks Membership in NATO as a Global Partner

Argentina has requested to join NATO as a global partner. This was announced by the country's Defense Minister, Luis Petri, after a meeting in Brussels with NATO’s Deputy Secretary General.

“We will continue to work on restoring links that will allow us to modernize and train our forces in accordance with NATO standards,” Petri stated.

Within the framework of the partnership, as described on NATO’s website, countries can exchange ideas, receive advice on strengthening defense institutions, participate in exercises, and collaborate on scientific projects.

More broadly, NATO partially opens its processes, procedures, and structures to partners, allowing them to have specific contributions to pathways that are usually utilized only by the organization’s members, the website states.

The North Atlantic Alliance includes 32 countries; however, in addition, NATO collaborates with several countries around the world. Colombia remains the only country in Latin America with global partner status in NATO, having joined the alliance in 2018. Other global partners include Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, South Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Japan.