The principal is that "an attack against one, is an attack against all." It differs from "collective defense" which is a coalition of nations which agree to defend its own group against outside attacks. Thus NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of collective defense, while the UN is an attempt at collective security.
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Date: 2009-09-30 05:37 pm (UTC)The principal is that "an attack against one, is an attack against all." It differs from "collective defense" which is a coalition of nations which agree to defend its own group against outside attacks. Thus NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of collective defense, while the UN is an attempt at collective security.
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/treatment/collsec.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_security
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council