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collective security

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noun

  1. a system of maintaining world peace and security by concerted action on the part of the nations of the world

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Prince Harry said the sacrifices of troops needed to be respected as he pointed out Nato's collective security clause had been invoked once - following the 9/11 attacks.

From BBC Jan. 24, 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 Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower

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