Part of: GS Prelims and GS -III – International relations
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Recently, the USA’s President and UK’s Prime Minister signed a new version of the 80-year old Atlantic Charter.
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration released by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 14th August, 1941 during World War II in Newfoundland.
New Atlantic Charter (2021)
The new charter is an effort towards a grand vision of global relationships of democracy and territorial integrity.
It is a statement of a promise that the UK and the US would meet the challenges of today’s world.
It calls for both countries to adhere to the rules-based international order.
It also focuses on climate change and biodiversity.
It also highlights emerging technologies, cyberspace and sustainable global development.
It calls on Western allies to oppose interference through disinformation or other malign influences, including in elections.
It vows that as long as there are nuclear weapons, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will remain a nuclear alliance.