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In contrast to an alliance, a relationship between states in which military commitments are implicit rather than explicit. These may derive either from a formal agreement for consultation in the event of a crisis, or from some kind of practical military collaboration, for example in arms sales, military assistance agreements, military research and development, manoeuvres or arrangements for the use of bases. Ententes, in other words, suggest strongly that the parties are sympathetic to each other to the point that they will stand shoulder to shoulder in war but contain no international legal obligations. The modern concept derives from the Anglo-French entente cordiale of 1904. The relationship between the United States and Israel resembles a classic entente, as does NATO\'s Partnership for Peace. See also Cambon, Paul. |
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