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
- ^ Joined as Kingdom of Greece.
- ^ Joined as West Germany. After German Reunification Treaty|reunification in 1990, the former East German territory became covered by NATO protection.
- ^ Joined as part of French Fourth Republic. After Algerian independence in 1962, the former French Algerian territory's NATO protection ceased as the Article VI clause was no longer applicable.
Historical treaties
| Year | Treaty name | Member States |
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| 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
References
- ^ 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.