What is the possibility of Colombia joining NATO?

Currently zero. Article 6 would have to be amended and if Article 6 was amended then I would imagine the first round of new NATO members would be Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and possibly Japan if they amended their constitution to allow such an alliance. read more

Really Colombia doesn’t have real power projection outside of the Americas so if war was to break out on Europe then they wouldn’t be of much help. There would have to be more alignment with the US and possibly joining a new NORAD type organization for the America’s as well in order to blunt that argument. read more

Colombia is a close ally with the US and has started cooperation with NATO since 2013. If NATO ever enters a war, it’s likely that Colombia will be on its side. But formally, Colombia is not and will not likely be a member of NATO in the recent future. read more

On June 17, the second round of Colombia’s presidential election will be held after right-wing candidate Ivan Duque and leftist Gustavo Petro received over 39 percent and 25 percent of the votes, respectively. Meanwhile, Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos said last week that his country would join NATO. read more