A<u> treaty</u> is a signed and approved agreement between nations. It is an agreement reached in the environment of international law. Sovereign states, as well as international organizations, are the types of subjects that operate under international law. It can adopt other denominations such as agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, etc. Independently of the denomination used, all of them are equally considered by law and hence they are all governed by the same rules.
The functioning of treaties is similar to that of contracts. They are formed by several parties who, willingly, assume certain obligations.
Hitler was good at fighting a one front war. However when he had to split his forces it weakened his army and his ability to lead because he had two different armies in two different places.
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Gridlock, or deadlock, is a situation where there is a difficulty to pass laws that please people and their needs.
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