Defense pact
Military alliance in which countries agree to come to each other's defense
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. Generally, the signatories point out the threats and concretely prepare to respond to it together.
01Historical 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 | |
| 1921-1938 | Little Entente | |
| 1934-1941 | Balkan Pact | |
| 1950-1979 | Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance | |
| 1954-1977 | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization |
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| 1955-1979 | Central Treaty Organization |
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| 1955-1979 | Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty | |
| 1955-1991 | Warsaw Pact |
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