The founders expected the federal government to deal with issues of national concern, such as protecting the border, entering into treaties with other nations, and settling disputes between the states.
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Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
West Germany and South Korea agreed to similar terms in return for defense treaties with NATO and the United States.
The latest developments have once again demonstrated the shifting alliances of Syria's multisided civil war that has been subject to competing geopolitical interests among foreign powers.
—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
This isolation forces unusual alliances between factions that would normally be at war with one another.
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