Western Bloc

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.

The political situation in Europe during the Cold War.

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

NATO

Belgium*
Canada*
Denmark*
France*
FR Germany (1955–1990)
Greece (from 1952)
Iceland*
Italy*
Luxembourg*
Netherlands*
Norway*
Portugal*
Spain (from 1982)
Turkey (from 1952)
United Kingdom*
United States*

* Indicates founding member state

Five Eyes

ANZUS

Anti-Soviet communist or socialist states (until 1989)

China (from 1978)
Democratic Kampuchea (from 1978)
- CGDK (from 1982)
Romania^[a] (from 1964)
Yugoslavia (from 1948)

Compact of Free Association

METO, Baghdad Pact, CENTO (until 1979)

Iran (until 1979)
Iraq (until 1958)
Pakistan (until 1979)
Turkey (until 1979)
United Kingdom (until 1979)

Rio Treaty

Argentina
Bahamas (from 1982)
Bolivia (until 2005)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba (1902–1959) (until 1959)
Dominican Republic (until 1990)
Ecuador (until 2012)
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua (until 1979)
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Trinidad and Tobago (from 1967)
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela (until 1999, rejoined 2019 by Juan Guaidó)

SEATO

Map of SEATO members in 1959, shown in blue

Australia
Cambodia (until 1956)
- Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
France
Laos (until 1975)
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Vietnam (until 1975)
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States

Middle East/North Africa Region

Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Bahrain
Egypt (from 1979)
Iran (until 1979)
Iraq (until 1990)
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya (before 1969, from 2011)
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia (from 1977)
Sudan (1971-1985, 2019–2021)
Syrian opposition
Tunisia
Turkey (until 2009)
United Arab Emirates
Yemen (Hadi government)
- North Yemen (1962–1990)

Asia, Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners

Others

Post-1991 Western-aligned associations

NATO

Albania (from 2009)
Belgium*
Bulgaria (from 2004)
Canada*
Croatia (from 2009)
Czech Republic (from 1999)
Denmark*
Estonia (from 2004)
Finland (from 2023)
France*
Germany*
Greece*
Hungary (from 1999)
Iceland*
Italy*
Latvia (from 2004)
Lithuania (from 2004)
Luxembourg*
Montenegro (from 2017)
Netherlands*
North Macedonia (from 2020)
Norway*
Poland (from 1999)
Portugal*
Romania (from 2004)
Slovakia (from 2004)
Slovenia (from 2004)
Spain*
Sweden (from 2024)
Turkey*
United Kingdom*
United States*

* Indicates pre-1991 member state

Major non-NATO ally (MNNA)

Australia (from 1987)
Egypt (from 1987)
Israel (from 1987)
Japan (from 1987)
South Korea (from 1987)
Jordan (from 1996)
New Zealand (from 1997)
Argentina (from 1998)
Bahrain (from 2002)
Philippines (from 2003)
Thailand (from 2003)
Republic of China (Taiwan) (de facto) (from 2003)
Kuwait (from 2004)
Morocco (from 2004)
Pakistan (from 2004)
IR Afghanistan (2012–2021)
Tunisia (from 2015)
Brazil (from 2019)
Colombia (from 2022)
Qatar (from 2022)

Middle Eastern Partners

Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners

Inter-American Partners

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Others

Notes

↑ See De-satellization of the Socialist Republic of Romania

[1] See De-satellization of the Socialist Republic of Romania

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