Shields of the Republic

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"During the Cold War, the United States shook off its traditional aversion to alliances and built the most impressive peacetime treaty structure in history. Yet today politicians argue that the country is so secure it gains nothing paying the cost of mutual defense. In doing so, they threaten a key source of that security: the alliances themselves"--

subjects: International relations,  United states, history,  Diplomacy,  Alliances,  Cold War,  Military relations,  Foreign relations,  Guerre froide,  Relations militaires,  Relations extérieures,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Diplomatic relations,  POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy,  Außenbeziehungen,  Militärische Kooperation