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      "id": 103502,
      "date": "1997-07-17",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:58:14.437941",
      "title": "NATO: Article V and Collective Defense",
      "summary": "Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty does not guarantee the use of force to assist an ally under\nattack. \n Nonetheless, the U.S. pledge of collective defense has been the core of the alliance. NATO views\ncollective defense, and not collective security, as its core function. This study will not be updated.",
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    "European Affairs",
    "Foreign Affairs",
    "National Defense"
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