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The political situation in Europe during the Cold War.

The Western Bloc during the Cold War means the powers allied with the United States and NATO against the People's Republic of China or Russia and the CSTO and formerly against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact until 1991.

Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact were called the Eastern Bloc. This term was rather common, while the governments and press of the Western Bloc used to speak of themselves as the Free world.

1947–1991 Western Bloc associations

NATO

Belgium*
Canada*
Denmark*
France*
FR Germany (1955–1990)
Greece (from 1952)
Iceland*
Italy*
Luxembourg*
Netherlands*
Norway*
Portugal*
Spain (from 1982)
Turkey (from 1952)
United Kingdom*
United States*

* Indicates founding member state

Five Eyes

ANZUS

Anti-Soviet communist or socialist states (until 1989)

China (from 1978)
Democratic Kampuchea (from 1978)
- CGDK (from 1982)
Romania^[a] (from 1964)
Yugoslavia (from 1948)

Compact of Free Association

METO, Baghdad Pact, CENTO (until 1979)

Iran (until 1979)
Iraq (until 1958)
Pakistan (until 1979)
Turkey (until 1979)
United Kingdom (until 1979)

Asia, Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners

Others

Post-1991 Western-aligned associations

NATO

Albania (from 2009)
Belgium*
Bulgaria (from 2004)
Canada*
Croatia (from 2009)
Czech Republic (from 1999)
Denmark*
Estonia (from 2004)
Finland (from 2023)
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*
Sweden (from 2024)
Turkey*
United Kingdom*
United States*

* Indicates pre-1991 member state

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)
Republic of China (Taiwan) (de facto) (from 2003)
Kuwait (from 2004)
Morocco (from 2004)
Pakistan (from 2004)
IR Afghanistan (2012–2021)
Tunisia (from 2015)
Brazil (from 2019)
Colombia (from 2022)
Qatar (from 2022)

Middle Eastern Partners

Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners

Inter-American Partners

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Others

Notes

↑ See De-satellization of the Socialist Republic of Romania

[1] See De-satellization of the Socialist Republic of Romania

[a]

Western Bloc

1947–1991 Western Bloc associations

NATO

Five Eyes

ANZUS

Anti-Soviet communist or socialist states (until 1989)

Compact of Free Association

METO, Baghdad Pact, CENTO (until 1979)

Rio Treaty

SEATO

Middle East/North Africa Region

Asia, Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners

Others

Post-1991 Western-aligned associations

NATO

Major non-NATO ally (MNNA)

Middle Eastern Partners

Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners

Inter-American Partners

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Others

Notes