And I cannot allow that stabilizing factor in the world to be undermined.

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The U.S. has treaty obligations to help Japan in the event of a conflict, obligations Abe said were a stabilizing factor in ensuring peace and stability in the region.

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The state is going to be a stabilizing factor.

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Consent of the governed is a stabilizing factor.

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