An armed attack against a NATO country is not necessarily aggression that requires a military response.
Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 after a Greek-backed coup. Combat troops from Greece were involved in the fighting on Cyprus.
The US response was to do nothing.
Conveniently forgetting that the conflict was between two NATO countries are we.
There is nothing in Article 5 that says that the attack must come from a country that is not a member of NATO.
Based on article 6, Turkey could have invoked Article 5 if Greece had hit Turkish territory even if it was in response to the Turkish invasion. The UK could have invoked Article 5 if Turkey had hit the British naval base on Cyprus. Greece could have invoked Article 5 if Turkey had attacked Greek aircraft or ships over the Mediterranean Sea.
That is a very poor example. Yes, the US and other NATO members did nothing, which is why Greece essentially withdrew from NATO at that time. But the other members were relieved of their obligations spelled out it Article 5 because 1) Greece was considered to have provoked the situation with the coup attempt and 2) because they were both NATO members at the time. Other NATO members are not obliged to pick sides between squabbling members.
Yes, it is clear that NATO and its members are not bound by the rules that NATO imposes on everyone else. Article 5 simply says an “armed attack”. It does include an exemption for an armed attack from a NATO member. If anything, the fact that both countries were NATO members should make it even clearer that it is a NATO matter.
It is funny how a foreign-backed coup that threatened the Turkish-speaking Cypriots was a provocation, but a NATO-backed coup in Ukraine that threatened Russian-speaking Ukrainians was not.
It also amusing that an invasion of NATO member into a non-member state has been no big deal, but a war between two non-member states is considered to be of vital importance to NATO. Over 40,000 Turkish troops continue to occupy the northern half of Cyprus more than 50 years after the invasion.
The 1960 census showed that about 80% of the population of Cyprus was Greek before the invasion. A free and fair election would have almost certainly resulted in Cyprus joining Greece. What does that say about NATO support for “democracy”?
That’s very interesting, but completely irrelevant.
its not a measure of output at all, its a measure of cost of living. if its extremely high it shows a lower the cost of living more stuff you can buy… not make. China is a ■■■■■■■■ with a poor standard of living.
Right idea but wrong direction
Nominal GDP uses currency exchange rates to compare the value of output in different countries.
Purchasing power parity (PPP) values a Big Mac and other products the same regardless of the local price. In Switzerland price of a Big Mac is $8.07, while in Taiwan the same sandwich is $2.28. Nominal GDP is based on local prices, so a Swiss Big Mac is valued at almost four times that of Taiwanese Big Mac.
PPP assumes that a Swiss Big Mac and a Taiwanese Big Mac have the same value in spite of a massive difference in local prices.
