Defense pact
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A defense pact (Commonwealth spelling: defence pact) is a type of treaty or military alliance in which the signatories promise to support each other militarily and to defend each other.[1] Generally, the signatories point out the threats and concretely prepare to respond to it together.[2]
Current treaties[edit]
- ^ Joined as Kingdom of Greece.
- ^ Joined as West Germany. After reunification in 1990, the former East German territory became covered by NATO protection.
Historical treaties[edit]
Year | Treaty name | Member States | |
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1778–1798 | Treaty of Alliance |
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1873–1887 | League of the Three Emperors | ||
1948–1992 | Finno-Soviet Treaty | ||
1950–1979 | Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance | ||
1954–1977 | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization |
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1955–1979 | Middle East Treaty Organization |
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1955–1980 | Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty | ||
1955–1991 | Warsaw Pact |
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2023-2024 | Alliance of Sahel States |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Volker Krause, J. David Singer "Minor Powers, Alliances, And Armed Conflict: Some Preliminary Patterns", in "Small States and Alliances", 2001, pp 15–23, ISBN 978-3-7908-2492-6 (Print) ISBN 978-3-662-13000-1 (Online) [1]
- ^ Fulvio Attinà "State aggregation in defense pacts: systemic explanations", Jean Monnet Working Papers, University of Catania, nr. 56, November 2004, ISSN 2281-9029 [2]