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The 9 pages that link to Collective defense, each with the reason it gives.

• Collective securityCompared with: Its commitment protects members from external attack rather than addressing aggression by any state.

• Warsaw PactRelated: The Pact’s founding treaty framed mutual assistance around this principle.

• AllianceRelated: Some alliances make mutual defense their central obligation.

• NATO enlargementRelated: NATO membership extends this guarantee to each admitted state.

• Standing armyRelated: Standing forces give alliances capabilities they can deploy without first building an army from scratch.

• Military allianceRelated: Many alliances promise members a shared response to external attack.

• Hybrid warfareRelated: Hybrid attacks raise disputes about when alliance commitments apply.

• Collective Security Treaty OrganizationNarrower topic: The organization’s central treaty commitment is mutual defense.

• Jens StoltenbergNarrower topic: Stoltenberg presented collective defense as NATO’s central purpose during his tenure.