Skip to content

Defense Treaties

U.S.-Japan

Security Treaty Between the United States of American and Japan (September 8, 1951)

U.S.-Japan Security Treaty (January 19, 1960)

The Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (November 27, 1978)

The Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (September 23, 1997)

The Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (April 27, 2015)

U.S.-Philippines

Mutual Defense Treaty Between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America (August 30, 1951)
Reaffirmation through the Manila Declaration (November 11, 2011)
Visiting Forces Agreement (June 1, 1999)
Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (April 28, 2014)

U.S.-South Korea

Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea (October 1, 1953)
Joint Statement of U.S.-ROK Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting

U.S.-Thailand

Originally established through the Manila Pact, forming the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
Manila Pact remains valid despite an end to SEATO
Thanat-Rusk Communique (March 6, 1962)
Joint Vision Statement for Thai-U.S. Defense Alliance (November 15, 2012)