Syria perhaps rises to the level of rook, since it is a nation-state and has a mutual defense treaty with Iran.
"It's well known that the United States and Japan have a mutual defense treaty, " a defense official said of Panetta's exchange in Beijing.
Many of the changes the treaty was due to usher in -- such as a mutual defense clause -- were largely symbolic in nature.
The 10 country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is progressively converting the four decade old mutual defense organization, into a free trade bloc by 2015.
At the same time, should conflict escalate, Iran's actions may drive disparate actors, even Gulf Arab states and Israel, to unprecedented collaboration for their mutual defense.
When villages form a nation, certain advantages are present such as mutual defense, a unified system of trade-enabling laws, and perhaps a greater sense of identity.
And at that time, we discussed how important the U.S.-Philippine relationship was, the historic ties, the 60 years of a mutual defense treaty, the extraordinary links between Filipino-Americans that have brought our two countries so closely together.
The United States has a mutual defense treaty with South Korea and Japan to defend "against any aggression, " so if a military confrontation develops, the United States would be responsible for defending South Korea, a U.S. military official said.
Arguably, the need for a special relationship with Great Britain rooted in shared Western values and a mutual commitment to the common defense is as great today as at anytime since World War II.
It was a major factor in our decision in 1972, at the time the ABM Treaty was signed, to rely on Mutual Assured Destruction rather than active terminal defense.
Thurlow, a former criminal defense lawyer, had no previous experience running mutual funds.
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