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The Western Bloc, also known as the Free Bloc, Capitalist Bloc and the American Bloc, was a coalition of the countries that were allied with the United States, a member of NATO, opposed the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact, and advocated Anti-Communism during the Cold War 1947-1991. The latter were referred to as the Eastern Bloc. The governments and the press of the Western Bloc were more inclined to refer to themselves as the Free World or the First World, whereas the Eastern Bloc was often called the "Communist World" or "Second World".
Western Bloc Associations
NATO
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- France
- Germany (from 1990)
- West Germany (1955–1990)
- Greece (from 1952)
- Iceland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain (from 1982)
- Turkey (from 1952)
- United Kingdom
- United States
Countries which have become NATO members after the end of the Cold War
- Czech Republic (from 1999)
- Hungary (from 1999)
- Poland (from 1999)
- Bulgaria (from 2004)
- Estonia (from 2004)
- Latvia (from 2004)
- Lithuania (from 2004)
- Romania (from 2004)
- Slovakia (from 2004)
- Slovenia (from 2004)
- Albania (from 2009)
- Croatia (from 2009)
- Montenegro (from 2017)
- North Macedonia (from 2020)
Other NATO-affiliated states and partners
- Armenia (Since 1994)
- Austria (Since 1995)
- Azerbaijan (Since 1994)
- {Bosnia and Herzegovina (Since 2006)
- Cyprus (Since 2011)
- Finland (Since 1994)
- Georgia (Since 1994)
- Ireland (Since 1999)
- Israel (Since 1995)
- Kosovo (Since 2012)
- Malta (1995-1996, Since 2008)
- Moldova (Since 1994)
- Sweden (Since 1994)
- Ukraine (Since 1994)
Communist states in opposition to the Soviet Union
- China (Since 1961)
- Democratic Kampuchea (Until 1978)
- Socialist Republic of Romania[a] (Since 1964)
- Yugoslavia (Since 1949)
ANZUS, AUKUS
Compact of Free Association
CENTO (until 1979)
- Pahlavi dynasty 1964 (until 1979)
- Kingdom of 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
- Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) (until 1959)
- Dominican Republic (until 1990)
- Ecuador (until 2012)
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua Nicaragua (until 1979)
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- {Trinidad and Tobago (from 1967)
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela (until 1999, rejoined 2019 by JuanGuaido)
SEATO (until 1977)
- Australia (until 1977)
- France (until 1965)
- Kingdom of Laos (until 1975)
- New Zealand (until 1977)
- Pakistan (until 1972)
- Philippines (until 1977)
- South Vietnam (until 1975)
- Thailand (until 1977)
- United Kingdom (until 1977)
- United States (until 1977)
Middle East/North Africa Region
- Bahrain
- Egypt (from 1979)
- Pahlavi dynasty 1964 (until 1979)
- Kingdom of Iraq (until 1958)
- 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, South East Asian and Oceania Partners
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Australia
- New Zealand
- India
- Bhutan
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Brunei (from 1984)
- Vietnam (from 1995)
Other
- South Africa 1928
- Pakistan (Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement, from 1954)
- Ethiopian Empire (before 1974)
Western Bloc Associations today
NATO
Other NATO-affiliated states and partners
Middle Eastern Partners
Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners
Inter-American Partners
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
See also
Notes
Sources
- Matloff, Maurice. Makers of Modern Strategy. Ed. Peter Paret. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1971. 702.
- Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. 447,454.
- Lewkowicz, Nicolas. The United States, the Soviet Union and the Geopolitical Implications of the Origins of the Cold War New York and London: Anthem Press, 2018.
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