Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Romania , Slovakia , and Slovenia . Together these nations contain a large segment of the world 's population and more than half of the world 's industrial capacity and wealth (see Buchan , Alastair , Crisis Management : the New Diplomacy , pp . 122-126 (Boulogned-sur-Seine , France , 2001 . The North Atlantic Treaty , signed on April 4 , 1949 , commits its signatories to safeguard the principles of democracy , individual liberty , and the rule of law , and to promote peace , well-being , and stability . The treaty creates...











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