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
Without a more robust multilateralism, we risk replacing an imperfect system of collective security with the brutal reality of widespread insecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Norway has been calm, with ice-hard firmness, in its defence of Greenland and Denmark and collective security in the Arctic.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 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
Real progress will be conclusive evidence to the American people that our material sacrifices in the cause of collective security are matched by essential political, economic, and military accomplishments in Western Europe.
From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)
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