Why isn't Mexico part of NATO?

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What do you think they would bring to the table for NATO?

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Canada says hold muh beer. And if defeating communism is the primary purpose, why don't we have a treaty of nations where communism is actually a thing, like in Asia?

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You didn't answer it correctly, though. Everything in the Atlantic basin north of the Tropic of Cancer is considered within the geographic "eligibility" of NATO.

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That plainly includes Mexico.

Mexico isn't in NATO because neither side wants them in NATO.

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Why was NATO founded?
The North Atlantic Alliance was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War. Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom – all of this in the context of countering the threat posed at the time by the Soviet Union. The Alliance’s founding treaty was signed in Washington in 1949 by a dozen European and North American countries. It commits the Allies to democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law, as well as to peaceful resolution of disputes. Importantly, the treaty sets out the idea of collective defence, meaning that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization – or NATO – ensures that the security of its European member countries is inseparably linked to that of its North American member countries. The Organization also provides a unique forum for dialogue and cooperation across the Atlantic.

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