A pact, from Latin ''pactum'' ("something agreed upon"), is a formal agreement between two or more parties. In
international relations
International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such ...
, pacts are usually between two or more
sovereign state
A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined ter ...
s. In domestic politics, pacts are usually between two or more political parties or other organizations.
Notable international pacts include:
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Anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan (1936)
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Auto Pact between Canada and the United States (1965)
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Bretton Woods Pact made stable financial and commercial relations viable between United States, Canada, Western European countries, Australia, and Japan (after 1944)
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Kellogg–Briand Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris – officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to ...
, a multilateral treaty against war (1928)
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London Debt Agreement
The London Agreement on German External Debts, also known as the London Debt Agreement (German: ''Londoner Schuldenabkommen''), was a debt relief treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and creditor nations. The Agreement was signed in L ...
between London and Germany was a debt relief pact (1953)
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London Pact between Italy and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia) (1915)
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
, long_name = Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27337, Moskau, Stalin und Ribbentrop im Kreml.jpg
, image_width = 200
, caption = Stalin and Ribbentrop shaking ...
between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939)
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Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
The , also known as the , was a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan signed on April 13, 1941, two years after the conclusion of the Soviet-Japanese Border War. The agreement meant that for most of World War II ...
(1941)
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North Atlantic pact
The North Atlantic Treaty, also referred to as the Washington Treaty, is the treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 194 ...
, organizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949)
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Pact of Steel between Italy and Germany (1939)
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Pact of the Triple Alliance
The Treaty of the Triple Alliance was a treaty that allied the Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay against Paraguay. Signed in 1865, after the outbreak of the Paraguayan War, its articles (plus a Protocol) prescribed the allies' actions bo ...
which formed the basis of alliance between Empire of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against Paraguay
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Stability and Growth Pact between European Union member states about fiscal policy (1997)
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Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940 by, respectively, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Galeazzo Ciano and Saburō Kurusu. It was a defensive milit ...
between Italy, Germany, and Japan (1940)
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Agreed Framework concerning the latter country's development of nuclear power (1994)
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Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact (WP) or Treaty of Warsaw, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republi ...
of Eastern European communist countries, led by the Soviet Union (1955-1991)
Myth
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Deal with the Devil
External links
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See also
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Blood Pact (disambiguation)
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Compact (disambiguation)
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Covenant (historical)
In a historical context, a covenant applies to formal promises that were made under oath, or in less remote history, agreements in which the name actually uses the term 'covenant', implying that they were binding for all time.
One of the earliest ...
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Gentlemen's agreement
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Suicide pact
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Trade pact
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Contract
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tr ...
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Treaty
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal per ...
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Truce
A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state ac ...
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PACT Act (disambiguation)
References
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