buffer state
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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
Across the Euphrates lay Armenia, a buffer state between the Roman possessions and Parthia, which was of strategic importance because it commanded the military routes between Asia Minor and the heart of the Parthian country.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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