Sentence examples for commitment to alliance from inspiring English sources

And if Germany resists Secretary Mattis will be forced to confront his own red line: does he support America reducing its commitment to alliance with those unwilling to do substantially more to protect themselves?

He said that he had been impressed at first with PLP's commitment to alliance-building, and its willingness to attempt to organize from within the armed forces.

In her remarks here, Clinton reaffirmed her commitment to alliances with the United Kingdom and Europe, calling America's engagement in the world through those alliances "among our greatest national assets, now more than ever".

But cuts in defence are putting a question-mark over Latvia's ability to fulfil its commitment to the alliance.

He rode to power in February partly on swelling anti-American sentiment, especially among younger South Koreans, but has since sought to reaffirm his commitment to the alliance.

Under the terms of the agreement, participating retailers can leave the alliance whenever they like, though if they do so before two years are up, they must pay what remains of their five-year financial commitment to the alliance.

At a joint news conference on Thursday, Poland's president, Aleksander Kwasniewski, whose country has 2,500 troops in Iraq, and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain gave no indication that the disclosures of abuse would weaken their commitment to the alliance.

The advocates of retaining nuclear weapons in NATO argue that the B-61 bombs demonstrate America's enduring commitment to the alliance, intimidate Russia, and discourage NATO members from developing their own hydrogen bombs.

While some major European governments continue to disagree with the United States on a wide range of issues, including the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the willingness to deepen their cooperation within NATO may herald a renewed commitment to the alliance.

It was, therefore, with relief that some observers, listening to the joint press conference of the President and the Prime Minister, on January 27th, heard these words from May: "On defense and security coöperation, we're united in our recognition of NATO as the bulwark of our collective defense, and today we've reaffirmed our unshakeable commitment to this alliance.

The move not only signals that one of Nato's most influential members wants to increase its overall commitment to the alliance, but also that the development of European security and defence policy will have a clearer path – the UK and Germany have been somewhat reluctant to partner with France on EU defence for fear that it would be interpreted as a split from Nato.