collective security
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"NATO as a defensive alliance committed to collective security could never be more important than it is today," Anand told AFP in an interview in Brussels.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Though “American hegemony” offered some benefits—“open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes”—it also required collective self-deception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The UK and other nations joined the US in Afghanistan after Nato's collective security clause was invoked following the 9/11 attacks.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
“We will have to decide how best to protect our security interests, which, as allies, should be our collective security interests,” he added.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
The march of science, the expanding economy, the advance in collective security toward a just peace—in this threefold movement our people are creating new standards by which the future of the Republic may be judged.
From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)
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