Western Bloc

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The political situation in Europe during the Cold War.

The Western Bloc during the Cold War means the powers allied with the United States and NATO against the People's Republic of China or Russia and the CSTO and formerly against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact until 1991.

Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact were called the Eastern Bloc. This term was rather common, while the governments and press of the Western Bloc used to speak of themselves as the Free world.

1947–1991 Western Bloc associations[change | change source]

NATO[change | change source]

* Indicates founding member state

Five Eyes[change | change source]

ANZUS[change | change source]

Anti-Soviet communist or socialist states (until 1989)[change | change source]

Compact of Free Association[change | change source]

METO, Baghdad Pact, CENTO (until 1979)[change | change source]

Rio Treaty[change | change source]

SEATO[change | change source]

Map of SEATO members in 1959, shown in blue

Middle East/North Africa Region[change | change source]

Asia, Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners[change | change source]

Others[change | change source]

Post-1991 Western-aligned associations[change | change source]

NATO[change | change source]

* Indicates pre-1991 member state

Major non-NATO ally (MNNA)[change | change source]

Middle Eastern Partners[change | change source]

Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners[change | change source]

Inter-American Partners[change | change source]

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue[change | change source]

Others[change | change source]

Notes[change | change source]