New Atlantic Charter 

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• President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently inspected documents related to the Atlantic Charter, a declaration signed by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1941. 

• The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration issued during World War II (1939-45) by the United States and Great Britain that set out a vision for the postwar world.

• First announced on August 14, 1941, a group of 26 Allied nations eventually pledged their support by January 1942. 

• Among its major points were a nation’s right to choose its own government, the easing of trade restrictions and a plea for postwar disarmament. 

• The document is considered one of the first key steps toward the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.