collective security

• Ein politisches Prinzip oder System, bei dem sich eine Gruppe von Staaten zu gemeinsamen Maßnahmen verpflichtet, um die Sicherheit aller Mitglieder zu gewährleisten, meist durch Abschreckung oder Reaktion auf einen Angriff gegen eines von ihnen.

A political principle or system in which a group of nations agrees to take joint action to guarantee the security of all members, typically by deterring or responding to aggression against any one of them.

1. Mutual defense systemC1formal

   A system in which a group of nations agrees to defend each other against an aggressor, based on the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.

   System der kollektiven Sicherheit

   • NATO is a prominent example of a collective security arrangement.
   • The treaty established a framework for collective security among the member states.
   • Collective security relies on the commitment of all members to respond to threats.