buffer state

Example Sentences

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Syria’s future would be determined by the Arabs, Iran would accept Iraq as a neutral buffer state between it and the Sunni Arab world, and an uneasy peace would prevail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2018

The U.S. troops give Kim leverage with China, which sees North Korea as a buffer state between its border and a well-armed U.S. ally.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2018

Retreating from earlier pledges, the British did not demand an Indian buffer state around the Great Lakes, and left Tecumseh’s followers to face the Americans alone.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

“They want to establish a buffer state here where terrorists come for refuge,” Mr. Singh said.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2014

China is our neighbour in Eastern Asia, and is, it is often stated, an ideal power to be intrusted with the government of the buffer state called for by French aggression in Siam.

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest