NAC
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The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is NATO’s principal political decision-making body, bringing together member states’ representatives to oversee and guide the alliance’s policies and operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NAC canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO body
ⓘ
principal political decision-making body of NATO ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NAC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
North Atlantic Council
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Council
|
| authorityOver |
overall strategic decisions of the Alliance
ⓘ
political direction of NATO ⓘ |
| chairperson |
NATO Secretary General
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary General of NATO
|
| composition |
foreign ministers of member states
ⓘ
heads of state or government of member states ⓘ permanent representatives of member states ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
NATO Military Committee
ⓘ
NATO Secretary General ⓘ |
| decisionMakingPrinciple | consensus ⓘ |
| establishedBy | North Atlantic Treaty ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| governs | overall direction and control of NATO activities ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Brussels, Belgium ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | NATO member states ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | uses NATO official languages English and French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
North Atlantic Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty
|
| meetsAt |
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Headquarters, Brussels
|
| meetsAtLevel |
foreign ministers
ⓘ
heads of state or government ⓘ permanent representatives (ambassadors) ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency |
periodically at ministerial level
ⓘ
periodically at summit level ⓘ regularly at ambassadorial level ⓘ |
| membership | representatives of all NATO member states ⓘ |
| oversees |
NATO operations and missions
ⓘ
implementation of NATO policies ⓘ |
| partOf |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| purpose |
ensure political control of NATO military operations
ⓘ
guide NATO operations ⓘ oversee NATO policies ⓘ |
| refersTo | North Atlantic Council ⓘ |
| regionServed | North Atlantic area ⓘ |
| responsibility |
admission of new NATO members (political decisions)
ⓘ
approval of major NATO operations ⓘ collective defence consultations under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty ⓘ management of NATO’s overall political-military priorities ⓘ political guidance for NATO partnerships ⓘ |
| role |
collective decision-making body for NATO
ⓘ
forum for political consultation among NATO members ⓘ principal political decision-making body of NATO ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | intergovernmental council ⓘ |
| votingSystem | no formal voting; decisions by unanimity and common accord ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
North Atlantic Council