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]

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Current treaties

YearNameMember states
Treaty nameAlso known asPresent membersFormer/suspended members
1947 Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
  • Rio Treaty
  • TIAR
1949 North Atlantic Treaty
  • Washington Treaty
  • NATO
  • OTAN
1951 Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines
1951 ANZUS
1953 Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea
1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
1961 Sino-North Korean Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance
1992 Collective Security Treaty
  • CSTO
2010 Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support
2021 Franco-Greek defence agreement [3]
2023 Alliance of Sahel States
  • AES
2024 North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
2025 Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement
  • SMDA
  1. ↑ As part of the French Fourth Republic, French Algeria was protected under Article V. After Algerian independence in 1962, the former French Algerian territory's NATO protection ceased as the Article VI clause was no longer applicable.
  2. ↑ Joined as Kingdom of Greece.
  3. ↑ Joined as West Germany. After reunification in 1990, the former East German territory became covered by NATO protection.

Historical treaties

YearTreaty nameMember States
1778–1798 Treaty of Alliance
1873–1887 League of the Three Emperors
1950–1979 Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance
1954–1977 Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
1955–1979 Middle East Treaty Organization
1955–1980 Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
1955–1991 Warsaw Pact

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Fulvio Attinà "State aggregation in defense pacts: systemic explanations", Jean Monnet Working Papers, University of Catania, nr. 56, November 2004, ISSN 2281-9029
  3. ↑ "The Entire France-Greece Defense and Security Agreement". Greek Reporter. 28 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Joint Statement on the State Visit of Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan | حکومت پاکستان وزارت خارجہ.
  5. ↑ "HRH the Crown Prince, Pakistan Prime Minister Hold Official Talks, Sign Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement". Saudi Press Agency | وكالة الأنباء السعودية.
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