as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
his unimpeachable neutrality makes him the ideal person to judge which of us is right
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Jimmy Carter's enduring diplomatic legacy: ANALYSIS China's expanding influence in Panama and across Central America more broadly has sparked concern on both sides of the aisle, but the same 1977 treaty authorizes the U.S. to intervene if the canal's neutrality is jeopardized.
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Austria, which has a longstanding policy of military neutrality, has not provided weapons to Ukraine.
—Philipp Jenne and Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The idea of resuming direct U.S. control over the Panama Canal also seems unlikely, but some Republican lawmakers say the United States has a vital national security interest in protecting the canal’s neutrality.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.
—Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Austria, which has a longstanding policy of military neutrality, has not provided weapons to Ukraine.
—Philipp Jenne and Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The idea of resuming direct U.S. control over the Panama Canal also seems unlikely, but some Republican lawmakers say the United States has a vital national security interest in protecting the canal’s neutrality.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.
—Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Neutrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutrality. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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