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The 59 pages that link to Collective security, each with the reason it gives.

• League of NationsRelated: The League relied on collective action to deter or punish aggressors.

• NATONarrower topic: The general principle NATO operationalizes through its treaty commitments and command structure.

• Woodrow WilsonNarrower topic: The League Wilson proposed was an attempt to make collective security the basis of peace.

• Charter of the United NationsNarrower topic: The Charter makes collective security a central purpose and assigns enforcement roles.

• DeterrenceRelated: It organizes a shared response to aggression, whereas deterrence may rest on one actor’s threat.

• Humanitarian interventionNarrower topic: Humanitarian force may operate within collective security institutions, but its claimed purpose is protection from internal abuse.

• Molotov–Ribbentrop PactCompared with: The bilateral pact replaced a Soviet effort to build broader security against German expansion.

• Munich AgreementCompared with: Munich demonstrated how bilateral concessions could displace collective guarantees and leave a state exposed.

• Balance of powerCompared with: It seeks security through collective rules rather than shifting coalitions against particular powers.

• Atlantic CharterRelated: Its call for a wider and permanent system of general security anticipated postwar institutions.

• Japanese invasion of ManchuriaCompared with: The League’s failure to deter Japan exposed the limits of this approach.

• PeacekeepingNarrower topic: Peacekeeping is one instrument within the wider system of collective security.

• AllianceCompared with: Unlike most alliances, it is designed to include a broad community rather than a selected coalition.

• Concert of EuropeCompared with: It differs from the Concert’s balance-of-power diplomacy and selective crisis management.

• Constitution of MedinaRelated: The pact frames defense of Medina as a shared obligation among its parties.

• Gulf Cooperation CouncilNarrower topic: The council applies this broader idea through limited joint defense arrangements among its members.

• AppeasementCompared with: It offered a collective alternative to bilateral accommodation of Germany.

• National securityCompared with: It seeks protection through shared commitments rather than solely national capabilities.

• Fourteen PointsRelated: Wilson’s proposed League of Nations was intended to secure peace through collective action.

• Tribal confederationRelated: Shared defense is a common reason otherwise autonomous groups pool political authority.

• Anglo-Japanese AllianceRelated: The alliance was a limited bilateral alternative to broader collective-security arrangements.

• International politicsRelated: It offers an institutional alternative to relying solely on individual states for security.

• Kellogg–Briand PactRelated: The pact’s absence of collective response mechanisms highlights this alternative approach.

• Second Italo-Ethiopian WarNarrower topic: The League’s failure to stop Italy tested this principle in practice.

• Aristide BriandRelated: Briand pursued security through international guarantees rather than isolated national action.

• Brezhnev DoctrineCompared with: The doctrine invoked collective defense while reserving decision-making to Moscow.

• International sanctionsNarrower topic: Sanctions can serve as collective enforcement when military force is not used.

• MilitarismCompared with: It seeks security through shared commitments rather than unilateral military dominance.

• Military interventionRelated: Intervention under collective security rests on a shared response to threats.

• Anthony EdenNarrower topic: Eden’s prewar diplomacy sought to strengthen cooperation against threats to peace.

• Liberal internationalismRelated: It turns institutional cooperation into a proposed system for discouraging aggression.

• North Atlantic TreatyCompared with: The treaty forms a regional defense alliance rather than a universal system against any aggressor.

• Military allianceCompared with: It aims at a general response to aggression, unlike an alliance's selected commitments.

• Collective defenseCompared with: Unlike collective defense, it addresses threats to the whole system, not only attacks from outside it.

• Italian invasion of EthiopiaNarrower topic: The invasion revealed the gap between this principle and the League’s response.

• Economic warfareNarrower topic: Multilateral sanctions can serve as a nonmilitary response within collective security arrangements.

• Non-interventionismCompared with: Collective security can require the external commitments that non-interventionists question.

• Women's International League for Peace and FreedomRelated: The league has advocated international cooperation as an alternative to unilateral military force.

• Budapest MemorandumNarrower topic: The memorandum relies on diplomatic assurances rather than a collective-defense system.

• War of aggressionNarrower topic: The Charter's prohibition relies on collective institutions to address breaches and threats.

• Austrian neutralityCompared with: It exposes the tension between neutrality and shared responses to international crises.

• Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceNarrower topic: The treaty applies this principle to attacks and threats in the Americas.

• Coalition warfareCompared with: It rests on a general security commitment, unlike a coalition assembled for a particular conflict.

• MicrostateRelated: Microstates often rely on alliances and international rules rather than large independent militaries.

• António GuterresRelated: The UN’s security mandate depends on member-state cooperation that the secretary-general cannot command.

• Austen ChamberlainNarrower topic: Locarno’s guarantees relied on other powers acting together if a signatory’s borders were violated.

• Bush DoctrineCompared with: Its collective decision-making differs from the administration’s willingness to act alone.

• Stimson DoctrineRelated: Unlike nonrecognition alone, collective security aims to deter or oppose aggression through shared action.

• UnilateralismCompared with: Its premise is joint response, the opposite of relying on independent action.

• Central Treaty OrganizationRelated: CENTO invoked collective security, though its members lacked a unified command structure.