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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1778–1798 | Treaty of Alliance |
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| 1873–1887 | League of the Three Emperors | |
| 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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See also
editReferences
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]
- ^ "The Entire France-Greece Defense and Security Agreement". Greek Reporter. 28 September 2021.
