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
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
The country now benefits from the alliance’s collective security guarantee — Article 5 of its treaty — a vow that an attack on one of them will be met by a response from them all.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
The deployment of a portion of these forces beyond our shores, on land and sea, is persuasive demonstration of our determination to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our allies for collective security.
From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)
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