appeasement
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Appeasement
the alliances aimed to keep peace by creating a balance of power
keep the peace and protect travelers
The "cold" in "Cold War" means the two sides weren't shooting at each other. There were nuclear weapons, but just the threat of annihilation was enough to keep an uneasy peace.
Keeping the peace. The military is usually kept out of domestic affairs and police force is used instead in order to keep the peace.