User:Exacri/Omnipedia/Mutual Defense Treaty

  MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY   A Mutual Defense Treaty is an agreement between nations or states, by which the signatories pledge to come to each other's defense, or to offer each other support, when the conditions laid out in the treaty are met.

Membership of Mutual Defense Treaties may shrink or grow over time.

Depending on the wording of the treaty they may be used for defense, or may be cynically interpretable for more aggressive use.

Often non-defense related agenda are also covered by Mutual Defense Treaties, such as trade and population movement between member states.

 CURRENTLY ACTIVE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATIES 

2022: Nile River Coalition

2036: Common Defense Pact

2037: Winslow Accord

 HISTORICAL MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATIES 

1949-2028: North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty of Washington) - NATO

1951-2037: ANZUS

1951-2037: Mutual Defense Treaty (US - Phillippines)

1953-2037: Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea

1955-1979: Baghdad Pact

1955-1980: Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty

1955-1991: Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, & Mutual Assistance: Warsaw Pact

1992-2036: Collective Security Treaty<