ANZUS

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defense pact military alliance security treaty

ANZUS is a security pact formed in 1951 between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States to promote mutual defense and military cooperation in the Pacific region.

Aliases (9)

ANZUS Treaty ×4
ANZUS alliance ×2
ANZUS security alliance ×2
Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty ×2
ANZUS security treaty system ×1
Australia New Zealand United States Security Treaty cooperation framework ×1
U.S.-Australia alliance ×1
U.S.–Australia alliance ×1
United States–Australia alliance ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defense pact → military alliance → security treaty →
administeredBy	governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States →
category	Military alliances involving Australia → Military alliances involving New Zealand → Military alliances involving the United States → Treaties of Australia → Treaties of New Zealand → Treaties of the United States →
countryMember	Australia → New Zealand → United States →
dateSigned	1951-09-01 →
enteredIntoForce	1952-04-29 →
focus	Pacific area security → deterrence → intelligence cooperation → military interoperability →
fullName	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty →
hasArticle	collective security clause → consultation in case of armed attack →
hasMeetingType	defense and foreign affairs meetings → ministerial consultations →
historicalContext	Cold War →
influencedBy	Korean War →
language	English →
legalStatus	treaty →
placeSigned	San Francisco →
purpose	military cooperation → mutual defense → security in the Pacific region →
regionServed	Asia-Pacific → Pacific region →
relatedTo	Five Eyes → NATO → SEATO →
shortName	ANZUS Treaty →
signatory	Australia → New Zealand → United States →
stillInForceBetween	Australia and the United States →
suspendedBilateralObligationsWith	New Zealand →
suspensionPeriodStart	1980s →
suspensionReason	New Zealand anti-nuclear policy →
typeOfObligation	consultation in event of armed attack in the Pacific → recognition that an armed attack in the Pacific on any party would be dangerous to the others →
yearSigned	1951 →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Defence Force → Royal Australian Air Force →	alliance
New Zealand anti-nuclear policy ("ANZUS alliance") →	affects
United States Navy →	allianceMember
United States Armed Forces ("ANZUS security treaty system") →	allianceMemberOf
Royal Australian Navy →	belongsToAlliance
ANZUS ("Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty") →	fullName
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("U.S.–Australia alliance") →	hasSecurityRelationship
Treaties of New Zealand ("ANZUS Treaty") →	includes
United States Indo-Pacific strategy ("U.S.-Australia alliance") →	includesMechanism
Indo-Pacific region ("United States–Australia alliance") →	isCentralTo
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("ANZUS Treaty") →	legalBasis
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("ANZUS security alliance") →	oversees
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("ANZUS security alliance") →	participatesIn
Armed Forces of New Zealand ("Australia New Zealand United States Security Treaty cooperation framework") →	partOf
United States–Japan security alliance ("ANZUS alliance") →	relatedTo
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty") →	securityAllianceAcronymExpansion
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States →	securityAllianceName
ANZUS ("ANZUS Treaty") →	shortName
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("ANZUS Treaty") →	treatyName