doctrine
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Europe can instead build a credible deterrence-and-defense model that reflects its military forces and doctrine, while remaining interoperable with U.S. forces.
She quotes a passage from Aristotle, a defender of the doctrine of natural slavery, that refers to other, unnamed Greeks who disagreed with this view.
Actually, the doctrine became central in the post-1960s decades, emanating from the popularization of Kabbalah and an association with progressive politics.
Chinese doctrine and Western experts point to three broad phases.
The legal grounds for shielding shooters in bystander killings is a long-established doctrine called transferred intent, experts say.
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