WEU
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WEU (Western European Union) A military alliance to effect collective security for its member states which emerged from the Treaties of
Dunkirk (1947) and
Brussels (1948). It was founded in 1954 (effective from 6 May 1955) in conjunction with the admission of West Germany into NATO, as an added forum of security and cooperation in the face of German rearmament. Throughout, its existence has been overshadowed by
NATO and through it American military involvement in Europe. Its members are Belgium, Germany, France, Greece (since 1994), the UK, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Spain (since 1989), and Portugal (since 1989). Since the fall of the
Berlin Wall in 1989, there have been efforts making the WEU more effective, notably by transforming it into the military arm of the EU. This did not succeed, however, since five EU members remained outside the WEU. In 1999 and 2000, its members decided to transfer its operative functions into the EU, in order to strengthen its European Security and Defence Policy.
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Pembroke wins first home game
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 9/19/2005; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 7/18/2003; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/16/1993; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/29/2007; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 10/2/2004; ; 678 words
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Pembroke leaves SL, but loose ends remain
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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Pembroke's plan B: Keep paying tuition
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Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 4/13/2005; ; 700+ words
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Pembroke takes team championship
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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Pembroke Welsh corgi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Pembroke, William Herbert, 1st earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
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Valence, Aymer de, earl of Pembroke
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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Pembroke castle
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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