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15 entriesAd Hoc Coalition
A temporary, mission-specific grouping of states that cooperate on a single…
Alliance Cohesion
The degree to which members of a military or political alliance maintain unity…
Alliance Entrapment
A situation where a state is dragged into an unwanted conflict due to…
Alliance Formation
The process by which states enter into formal agreements to cooperate for…
Alliance Management
The process by which states coordinate policies, share resources, and maintain…
Alliance Restraint
The use of an alliance relationship to limit, constrain, or veto the risky or…
AOIP (ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific)
ASEAN's 2019 strategic document outlining its collective approach to the…
ARF (ASEAN Regional Forum)
The ASEAN Regional Forum is an annual multilateral dialogue on security issues…
Arms Control Verification
The set of technical and legal procedures used to confirm that states are…
Artificial Intelligence Arms Race
Competitive development and deployment of AI technologies for military…
ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
A multilateral platform for security dialogue and confidence-building among…
Asymmetric Warfare
Conflict where opposing forces differ significantly in military capabilities or…
AU
The African Union is a continental bloc of 55 African states that coordinates…
AU Peace and Security Council
The African Union's standing decision-making body for preventing, managing, and…
Autonomous Weapons Systems
Military technologies capable of selecting and engaging targets without human…