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The Western Bloc, also known as the Free Bloc, the Capitalist Bloc, the American Bloc, and the NATO Bloc, was a coalition of countries that were officially allied with the United States during the Cold War of 1947–1991. It was spearheaded by the Member states of NATO, member states of NATO, but also included countries that advocated anti-communism and Criticism of socialism, anti-socialism, and likewise were opposed to the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The term was used to distinguish this Anti-Sovietism, anti-Soviet grouping from its pro-Soviet counterpart: the Eastern Bloc. Throughout the protracted period marked by Soviet Union–United States relations, Soviet–American tensions, the governments and the Western media, 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 referred to as the "Communist World" or more formally as the "Second World".
* Australia (until 1977)
* Cambodia (1953–1970), Cambodia (until 1956)
** Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
* France (until 1965)
* Kingdom of Laos, Laos (until 1975)
* New Zealand (until 1977)
* Pakistan (until 1972)
* Philippines (until 1977)
* South Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam (until Fall of Saigon, 1975)
* Thailand (until 1977)
* United Kingdom (until 1977)
* United States (until 1977)
''The United States, the Soviet Union and the Geopolitical Implications of the Origins of the Cold War''
New York and London: Anthem Press, 2018. {{Western world Cold War organizations Cold War terminology Country classifications Politics by region Politics of Europe Spheres of influence
The Western Bloc, also known as the Free Bloc, the Capitalist Bloc, the American Bloc, and the NATO Bloc, was a coalition of countries that were officially allied with the United States during the Cold War of 1947–1991. It was spearheaded by the Member states of NATO, member states of NATO, but also included countries that advocated anti-communism and Criticism of socialism, anti-socialism, and likewise were opposed to the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The term was used to distinguish this Anti-Sovietism, anti-Soviet grouping from its pro-Soviet counterpart: the Eastern Bloc. Throughout the protracted period marked by Soviet Union–United States relations, Soviet–American tensions, the governments and the Western media, 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 referred to as the "Communist World" or more formally as the "Second World".
1947–1991 Western Bloc associations
NATO
* Belgium* * Canada* * Denmark* * France* * West Germany, FR Germany (1955–1990) * Greece (from 1952) * Iceland* * Italy* * Luxembourg* * Netherlands* * Norway* * Portugal* * Spain (from 1982) * Turkey (from 1952) * United Kingdom* * United States*Five Eyes
* Australia * Canada * New Zealand * United Kingdom * United StatesANZUS
* Australia * New Zealand * United StatesAnti-Sovietism, Anti-Soviet communist or socialist states (until 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989)
*Sino-Soviet split, China (from 1961) *Democratic Kampuchea, Kampuchea (until 1982) **Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, CGDK (from 1982) *Socialist Republic of Romania, Romania (from 1964) *Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia (from 1948)Compact of Free Association
*Marshall Islands *Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia *Palau *United StatesBaghdad Pact, METO, Baghdad Pact, CENTO (until 1979)
* Pahlavi Iran, Iran (until Iranian Revolution, 1979) * Kingdom of Iraq, Iraq (until 14 July Revolution, 1958) * Pakistan (until 1979) * Turkey (until 1979) * United Kingdom (until 1979)Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, Rio Treaty
*Argentina *Bahamas (from 1982) *Bolivia (until 2005) *Brazil *Chile *Colombia *Costa Rica *Republic of Cuba, Cuba (1902–1959) (until Cuban Revolution, 1959) *Dominican Republic (until 1990) *Ecuador (until 2012) *El Salvador *Guatemala *Honduras *Mexico *Somoza family, Nicaragua (until Nicaraguan Revolution, 1979) *Panama *Paraguay *Peru *Trinidad and Tobago (from 1967) *United States *Uruguay *Venezuela (until 1999, rejoined 2019 by Juan Guaidó)Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, SEATO (until 1977)
* Australia (until 1977)
* Cambodia (1953–1970), Cambodia (until 1956)
** Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
* France (until 1965)
* Kingdom of Laos, Laos (until 1975)
* New Zealand (until 1977)
* Pakistan (until 1972)
* Philippines (until 1977)
* South Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam (until Fall of Saigon, 1975)
* Thailand (until 1977)
* United Kingdom (until 1977)
* United States (until 1977)
Middle East/North Africa Region
*Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghanistan (2001–2021) *Bahrain *Egypt (from 1979) *Pahlavi Iran, Iran (until 1979) *Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq (until Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990) *Israel *Jordan *Kuwait *Lebanon *Libya (Kingdom of 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 (Cabinet of Yemen, Hadi government) **Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen (1962–1990)Asia, Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners
*Japan *South Korea *Taiwan *Australia *New Zealand *India *Bhutan *Indonesia *Philippines *Thailand *Malaysia *Singapore *Brunei (from 1984) *Vietnam (from 1995)GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, GUAM/GUUAM
*Georgia (country), Georgia *Ukraine *Uzbekistan (1999–2005) *Azerbaijan *MoldovaOthers
*Belarus (Stanislav Shushkevich, 1991–1994) *Bosnia and Herzegovina *Cyprus *Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia (before 1974) *Khmer Republic (1970–1975) *Kosovo *Russia (Presidency of Boris Yeltsin, 1991–1999) *Apartheid, South Africa *West Berlin *ZairePost-1991 Western-aligned associations
NATO
* Albania (from 2009) * Belgium* * Bulgaria (from 2004) * Canada* * Croatia (from 2009) * Czech Republic (from 1999) * Denmark* * Estonia (from 2004) * France* * Germany* * Greece* * Hungary (from 1999) * Iceland* * Italy* * Latvia (from 2004) * Lithuania (from 2004) * Luxembourg* * Montenegro (from 2017) * Netherlands* * North Macedonia (from 2020) * Norway* * Poland (from 1999) * Portugal* * Romania (from 2004) * Slovakia (from 2004) * Slovenia (from 2004) * Spain* * Turkey* * United Kingdom* * United States*Major non-NATO ally (MNNA)
* Australia (from 1987) * Egypt (from 1987) * Israel (from 1987) * Japan (from 1987) * South Korea (from 1987) * Jordan (from 1996) * New Zealand (from 1997) * Argentina (from 1998) * Bahrain (from 2002) * Philippines (from 2003) * Thailand (from 2003) * ''Taiwan'' (de facto) (from 2003) * Kuwait (from 2004) * Morocco (from 2004) * Pakistan (from 2004) * Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, IR Afghanistan (2012–2021) * Tunisia (from 2015) * Brazil (from 2019) * Colombia (from 2022) * Qatar (from 2022)Middle Eastern Partners
*Bahrain *Egypt *Iraq (from Iraq War, 2004) *Israel *Jordan *Kuwait *Morocco *Qatar *Saudi Arabia *Sudan *Tunisia *United Arab EmiratesAsia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners
*Japan *South Korea *Taiwan *Thailand *New Zealand *Philippines *Australia *India *Indonesia *Mongolia *Malaysia *Brunei *Bhutan *Singapore *VietnamInter-American Partners
*Argentina *Brazil *Chile *Colombia *Guatemala *Honduras *MexicoQuadrilateral Security Dialogue
*United States *India *Australia *JapanGUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, GUAM
*Georgia (country), Georgia *Ukraine *Azerbaijan *MoldovaOthers
*Bosnia and Herzegovina *Cyprus *Finland (Finland–NATO relations, from 2022) *Kosovo *Sweden (Sweden–NATO relations, from 2022) *South AfricaSee also
* Allies of World War II * Axis powers * Eastern Bloc * Free World * First World * Second World * Third World * Operation Condor * Western betrayal * Western worldNotes
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. {{Western world Cold War organizations Cold War terminology Country classifications Politics by region Politics of Europe Spheres of influence