Sentence examples for bilateral alliances from inspiring English sources

Pyongyang evokes America's "hostile policy" to justify its nuclear program, and America has a massive military presence in Northeast Asia, including bilateral alliances with South Korea and Japan.

Rome dominated its Latin and Italian neighbours by incorporating some into the Roman citizen body and by forming bilateral alliances with most of the Italian city-states.

The other peoples of Italy were bound to Rome by a series of bilateral alliances that obligated them to provide Rome with military forces in wartime.

But he argues that the United States should engage in forum-shopping among them in order to get the result it wants: "Unilateral American action (Grenada, Panama), bilateral alliances (U.S.-Japan), multilateral defense alliances (NATO), ad hoc military coalitions (Persian Gulf Wars One and Two), regional organizations (O.A.S).

The Conservatives say they will "ensure Britain is a major player on the world stage", exerting diplomatic influence through its bilateral alliances and its membership of the UN Security Council and the G7.

Moreover, Washington should focus on international principles rather than its bilateral alliances, especially with Tokyo, which is widely reviled in the PRC.

Critics have long warned that Japanese inaction in times of crisis would eventually sap American enthusiasm for the bilateral alliance.

China can't solve this problem alone, and President Obama's scheduled visit to Beijing in November presents an opportunity to forge a bilateral alliance on climate change.

It is a "tradition" for the DPRK to lash out in some form to protest against the military might of that bilateral alliance.

The agreement is "a resounding victory for our bilateral alliance," a senior State Department official said, discussing the deal on the condition of anonymity.

As the Korea Times, an English-language newspaper, put it this week: "South Korea is walking a tightrope .This week, too, Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, visited Washington, DC, agreeing with Barack Obama's administration on a revision of guidelines covering the two countries' defence co-operation, in effect strengthening the bilateral alliance.