A Tangled Web of Alliances - Metrocosm
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Je ne sais pas ce que ça vaut, pas eu le temps de m’y plonger mais je référence pour le futur proche.
In his farewell address, George Washington warned, “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world.” Thomas Jefferson echoed the same sentiment at his inauguration: “peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.”
Since then (really, since WWII), the U.S. has done just the opposite, accumulating defense pacts with 64 other countries, representing about 25% of the world’s population. If one of those 64 countries is attacked, the U.S. may be obligated to provide active military support.
#armées #armement #alliances #alliances_militaires
America’s defense pacts, along with those of the rest of the world, are shown as lines in the map below. The pacts include bilateral agreements from one country to another, as well as large multilateral agreements between many countries (for example, NATO).
Bubble size = population.
Click a bubble to show only that country’s defense pacts.
Press the orange button to switch between Venn Diagram and World Map views.
