Editing Alliance

{{Short description|Coalition made between two or more parties to secure common interests}}
{{redirect2|Allies|Allied|other uses|Alliance (disambiguation)|and|Allies (disambiguation)|and|Allied (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Childe Hassam - Allies Day.jpg|thumb|Allies Day, May 1917, [[National Gallery of Art]]]]
[[File:Allies at the Brandenburg Gate, 1945.jpg|thumb|[[Field Marshal]] [[Bernard Montgomery]] decorates [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Marshals and [[general]]s at the [[Brandenburg Gate]] in [[Berlin]], 12 July 1945.]]
An '''alliance''' is a relationship among [[people]], groups, or [[sovereign state|states]] that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them.<ref name='Definition of "Alliance"'>{{cite web|title=Define Alliance|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/alliance|website=Dictionary.com}}</ref> Members of an alliance are called '''allies'''. Alliances form in many settings, including [[political alliance]]s, [[military alliance]]s, and [[business alliance]]s. When the term is used in the context of [[war]] or armed struggle, such associations may also be called '''allied powers''', especially when discussing [[World War&nbsp;I]] or [[World War&nbsp;II]].

A formal [[military alliance]] is not required to be perceived as an ally—[[co-belligerence]], fighting alongside someone, is enough. According to this usage, allies become so not when concluding an alliance treaty but when struck by war.

When spelled with a capital "A", "Allies" usually denotes the countries who fought together against the [[Central Powers]] ([[German Empire]], [[Austria-Hungary]], and [[Ottoman Empire]]) in World War; I (the [[Allies of World War&nbsp;I]]), or those who fought against the [[Axis powers|Axis Powers]] ([[Nazi Germany]], [[Fascist Italy]], and [[Imperial Japan]]) in World War&nbsp;II (the [[Allies of World War&nbsp;II]]). The term has also been used by the [[Confederate States of America]] to describe the countries that gave assistance to [[Soviet Union]], [[Warsaw Pact]], and allies in [[Communist states]] ([[China]], [[Cuba]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], and [[North Korea]]) during the [[Korean War]] and [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larsen |first1=Stanley |last2=Collins |first2=James |title=Allied Participation in Vietnam |url=http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/allied/ |access-date=January 15, 2013 |series=Vietnam Studies |year=1975 |publisher=Department of the Army |location=Washington, D.C. |oclc=1119579 |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127081834/http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/allied/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Allied Powers in World War&nbsp;I (also known as the [[Triple Entente|Entente Powers]]) were initially the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain|United Kingdom]], [[French Third Republic|France]], the [[Russian Empire]], [[Kingdom of Belgium|Belgium]], [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Kingdom of Montenegro|Montenegro]] and [[Empire of Japan|Japan]], joined later by [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], [[First Portuguese Republic|Portugal]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]], the [[United States]], [[Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)|Greece]] and [[First Brazilian Republic|Brazil]]. Some, such as the Russian Empire, withdrew from the war before the armistice due to revolution or defeat.

After the end of World War II and during the [[Cold War]], the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) and [[Warsaw Pact]] (WP) was formed as a political and military alliance that promotes anti-communist values.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/nato-welcome/index.html|title=What is NATO?|website=NATO}}</ref>

More recently, the term "Allied forces" has also been used to describe the [[coalition of the Gulf War]], as opposed to forces the [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Multi-National Forces in Iraq]] which are commonly referred to as "Coalition forces" or, as by the [[George W. Bush]] administration, [[Coalition of the willing|"the coalition of the willing"]].

At the onset of the 21st century, shifts in the global order led to the formation of new alliances rooted in ideological and historical precedents, exemplified by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS).  This alliance possesses a broad and vaguely defined agenda, with its members exhibiting varying degrees of commitment to and motivations for participating in this initiative.<ref>Do Vale, Helder Ferreira, et al. "Member Countries' Level of Commitment to BRICS: Measurements and Propositions." Changing the Global Political Economy: BRICS Countries and Alternative Relations Strategies, edited by Ayfer Gedikli, et al., IGI Global, 2025, pp. 49-92. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-7393-4.ch002</ref> The inaugural [[BRICS]] meeting occurred in 2006.  In 2023, the alliance expanded with the invitation of six new members—Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—and was rebranded as BRICS Plus.

== Effects ==
Scholars are divided as to the impact of alliances. Several studies find that defensive alliances deter conflict.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Fang|first1=Songying|last2=Johnson|first2=Jesse C.|last3=Leeds|first3=Brett Ashley|author-link3=Brett Ashley Leeds|date=2014-10-01|title=To Concede or to Resist? The Restraining Effect of Military Alliances|journal=International Organization|volume=68|issue=4|pages=775–809|doi=10.1017/S0020818314000137|s2cid=49250140 |issn=0020-8183}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Leeds|first1=Brett Ashley|last2=Johnson|first2=Jesse C.|date=2016-11-10|title=Theory, Data, and Deterrence: A Response to Kenwick, Vasquez, and Powers|journal=The Journal of Politics|pages=335–340|doi=10.1086/687285|issn=0022-3816|volume=79|s2cid=55385304 |url=https://uknowledge.uky.edu/polsci_facpub/7|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Johnson|first1=Jesse C.|last2=Leeds|first2=Brett Ashley|date=2011-01-01|title=Defense Pacts: A Prescription for Peace?1|journal=Foreign Policy Analysis|language=en|volume=7|issue=1|pages=45–65|doi=10.1111/j.1743-8594.2010.00122.x|issn=1743-8594}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Leeds|first=Brett Ashley|date=2003-07-01|title=Do Alliances Deter Aggression? The Influence of Military Alliances on the Initiation of Militarized Interstate Disputes|journal=American Journal of Political Science|language=en|volume=47|issue=3|pages=427–439|doi=10.1111/1540-5907.00031|issn=1540-5907}}</ref> One study questions these findings, showing that alliance commitments deterred conflict in the prenuclear era but has no statistically meaningful impact on war in the postnuclear era.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kenwick|first1=Michael R.|last2=Vasquez|first2=John A.|last3=Powers|first3=Matthew A.|s2cid=9921552|date=2015-10-01|title=Do Alliances Really Deter?|journal=The Journal of Politics|volume=77|issue=4|pages=943–954|doi=10.1086/681958|issn=0022-3816}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kenwick|first1=Michael R.|last2=Vasquez|first2=John A.|date=2016-11-10|title=Defense Pacts and Deterrence: Caveat Emptor|journal=The Journal of Politics|pages=329–334|doi=10.1086/686700|issn=0022-3816|volume=79|s2cid=157263860 }}</ref> Another study finds that while alliance commitments deter conflict between sides with a recent history of conflict, alliances tend to provoke conflicts between states without such a history.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Morrow|first=James D.|date=2016-11-10|title=When Do Defensive Alliances Provoke Rather than Deter?|journal=The Journal of Politics|pages=341–345|doi=10.1086/686973|issn=0022-3816|volume=79|s2cid=157788422 }}</ref>

A 2000 study in the ''[[Journal of Conflict Resolution]]'' found that allies fulfill their alliance commitments approximately 75% of the time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Leeds|first=Brett Ashley|date=2003-01-01|title=Alliance Reliability in Times of War: Explaining State Decisions to Violate Treaties|journal=International Organization|volume=57|issue=4|pages=801–827|doi=10.1017/s0020818303574057|jstor=3594847|s2cid=154260997 }}</ref> Most research suggests that democracies are more reliable allies than non-democracies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/31/allies-cant-rely-on-america-like-they-used-to-and-not-just-because-of-trump/|title=Analysis {{!}} Allies can't rely on America like they used to. And not just because of Trump.|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2017-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gaubatz|first=Kurt Taylor|date=1996-01-01|title=Democratic states and commitment in international relations|journal=International Organization|volume=50|issue=1|pages=109–139|doi=10.1017/S0020818300001685|s2cid=154562172 |issn=1531-5088}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Leeds|first1=Brett Ashley|last2=Mattes|first2=Michaela|last3=Vogel|first3=Jeremy S.|date=2009-04-01|title=Interests, Institutions, and the Reliability of International Commitments|journal=American Journal of Political Science|language=en|volume=53|issue=2|pages=461–476|doi=10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00381.x|issn=1540-5907}}</ref> A 2004 study did however question whether alliance commitments by democracies are more durable.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gartzke|first1=Erik|last2=Gleditsch|first2=Kristian Skrede|date=2004-10-01|title=Why Democracies May Actually Be Less Reliable Allies|journal=American Journal of Political Science|language=en|volume=48|issue=4|pages=775–795|doi=10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00101.x|issn=1540-5907}}</ref> A 2018 study updated and extended the data from the 2000 ''Journal of Conflict Resolution'' study and found that allies only fulfill their commitments about 50% of the time from 1816 to 2003.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|date=2018|title=Reassessing the fulfillment of alliance commitments in war|journal=Research & Politics|volume=5|issue=2|pages=205316801877969|doi=10.1177/2053168018779697|last1=Berkemeier|first1=Molly|last2=Fuhrmann|first2=Matthew|doi-access=free}}</ref> According to the study, "States honored their alliance commitments 66% of the time prior to 1945 but the compliance rate drops to 22% from 1945 to 2003. Moreover, the rates of fulfillment for defense pacts (41%) and nonaggression pacts (37%) are dramatically lower than offensive alliances (74%) and neutrality agreements (78%)."<ref name=":0" />

One of the most profound effects of alliances can be seen in technological innovation, due to conduits of knowledge flows that are open between allies but closed between rivals.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schmid|first1=Jon|last2=Brummer|first2=Matthew|last3=Taylor|first3=Mark Zachary|date=2017|title=Innovation and Alliances|journal=Review of Policy Research|language=en|volume=34|issue=5|pages=588–616|doi=10.1111/ropr.12244|issn=1541-1338}}</ref>

==International opinion==
[[File:BlankMap-World-large-limited-recognition (1).png|thumb|Map indicating international preferences for principal ally in the case a country were attacked, as of 2017.]]
According to a 2017 poll by [[WIN/GIA]], the United States was the most preferred ally internationally. [[Russia]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], and [[China]] ([[CRINK]]), who preferred one another, both trailed America globally. Four countries, [[Bulgaria]], [[Greece]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Turkey]], preferred Russia, despite being members of [[NATO]].<ref name="Bloomberg"/>

In [[Pakistan]], 72% of respondents preferred ties to China, the largest margin of any country surveyed, while 46% of [[Bangladesh]] preferred [[India]]. A total of 22 countries indicated a preference for the United Kingdom at a rate of 10% or more, but the United States was the only country to prefer Britain over any other, at a rate of 43%. Five countries preferred France at a rate of 10% or more, led by [[Belgium]] at a rate of 25%. A single country, [[Iraq]], expressed no preference, while three other countries, [[Lebanon]], [[Palestine]], and [[Slovenia]], expressed no preference at a rate of 11% or more, although at a smaller rate than their preference for Russia on the part of Lebanon and Slovenia, and China on the part of Palestine. [[Kosovo]] reported the most unified opinion, preferring the United States at a rate of 92%, while Russia's most unified supporters were [[Mongolia]] (71%), [[Armenia]] (67%) and [[Serbia]] (56%). In total, 21 countries expressed a preference for America at a rate of 50% or more.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> 
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|+ style="background:#f99;" colspan="2"|Results of 2017 poll by [[WIN/GIA]].<br />Most preferred ally in case of military threat<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web |title= Four NATO Nations Would Pick Russia to Defend Them If Threatened |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-17/melania-trump-s-slovenia-would-pick-russian-over-u-s-protection |website= Bloomberg.com |date=17 February 2017 |url-access= registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=42% от българите искат Русия да ги защитава, 17% - САЩ|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/novini/article/6069110|website=www.24chasa.bg}}</ref><br>''figures of United States lower than 30%, Russia (<14%), of United Kingdom (<10%), France (<6%), none (<12%) and China (<10%) may be hidden''
!Country polled !! <small>Russia</small> !! <small>United States</small> !! <small>United Kingdom</small> !! <small>China</small> !! <small>India</small>!! <small>France</small> !! <small>none</small>
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| {{flagcountry|Mongolia}} || {{Percentage bar|71 |c=purple|width=50}} || || || || ||   ||
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| {{flagcountry|Armenia}} || {{Percentage bar|67 |c=purple|width=50}} ||   ||   ||  || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Serbia}} || {{Percentage bar|56 |c=purple|width=50}} ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||   ||
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| {{flagcountry|Greece}} || {{Percentage bar|48 |c=purple|width=50}} ||   ||  || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|China}} || {{Percentage bar|47 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||   ||  || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Bulgaria}} || {{Percentage bar|42 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|17 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || ||  || {{Percentage bar|4 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Ukraine}} || {{Percentage bar|33 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|35 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 11|c=red|width=50}} || ||  ||   || 
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| {{flagcountry|Slovenia}} || {{Percentage bar|30 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||   ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|8 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|15 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Latvia}} || || {{Percentage bar| 27|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|11 |c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||  {{Percentage bar|14 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Lebanon}} || {{Percentage bar|25 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||  ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 15|c=pink|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|23 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Turkey}} || {{Percentage bar| 23|c=purple|width=50}} || ||  || || {{Percentage bar|9 |c=green|width=50}} ||  ||  {{Percentage bar| 31|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|North Macedonia}} || {{Percentage bar|23 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|33 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  ||  || || ||  {{Percentage bar|17 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Mexico}} || {{Percentage bar|22 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|42 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|11 |c=blue|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar|9 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Peru}} || {{Percentage bar|21 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|44 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|14 |c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Iran}} || {{Percentage bar|20 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||  ||  || ||  ||  {{Percentage bar| 30|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || {{Percentage bar| 19|c=purple|width=50}} ||   ||  {{Percentage bar| 12|c=red|width=50}} ||  ||  ||   ||  {{Percentage bar|43 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Vietnam}} || {{Percentage bar|18 |c=purple|width=50}} ||  ||  ||  || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|India}} || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|50 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Finland}} || {{Percentage bar| 15|c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|37 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|16 |c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Romania}} || {{Percentage bar|15 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 51|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || || {{Percentage bar| 7|c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|South Africa}} || {{Percentage bar|15 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|45 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|21 |c=red|width=50}} || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Albania}} || {{Percentage bar|14 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 66|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Kosovo}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|92 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||   ||  || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|South Korea}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|49 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=green|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|32 |c=pink|width=50}} ||
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| {{flagcountry|Papua New Guinea}} || || {{Percentage bar|70 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar| 13|c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Israel}} || || {{Percentage bar|68 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||   ||  || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=green|width=50}} ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Philippines}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|67 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||   || 
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| {{flagcountry|Japan}} || || {{Percentage bar|64 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Canada}} || || {{Percentage bar|62 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 12|c=red|width=50}} || ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Ghana}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|62 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||  ||

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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} || || {{Percentage bar|58 |c=orange|width=50}}  || ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|8 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Ecuador}} || || {{Percentage bar| 58|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Lithuania}} || || {{Percentage bar|58 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|10 |c=red|width=50}} || || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Paraguay}} || || {{Percentage bar|57 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||   || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Brazil}} || || {{Percentage bar|55 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|France}} || || {{Percentage bar| 54|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|13 |c=red|width=50}} ||  ||  ||  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Spain}} || || {{Percentage bar| 52|c=orange|width=50}}  || ||  || || {{Percentage bar|12 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Denmark}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|52 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 23|c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Fiji}} || || {{Percentage bar|52 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|15 |c=red|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar|12 |c=green|width=50}} ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Norway}} || || {{Percentage bar|51 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 23|c=red|width=50}} || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Australia}} || || {{Percentage bar| 49|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 16|c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Poland}} || || {{Percentage bar|49 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|10 |c=red|width=50}} || || ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Germany}} || || {{Percentage bar|41 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || || || {{Percentage bar|19 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Italy}} || || {{Percentage bar|41 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|11 |c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Nigeria}} ||  || {{Percentage bar| 41|c=orange|width=50}}  || ||  || || ||

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| {{flagcountry|Portugal}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|40 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|21 |c=red|width=50}} || ||  || ||

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| {{flagcountry|Afghanistan}} || || {{Percentage bar|39 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar| 22|c=blue|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 17|c=green|width=50}} ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Iceland}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|38 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 27|c=red|width=50}} || || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Thailand}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|38 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|11 |c=red|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|29 |c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Argentina}} || || {{Percentage bar|36 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar| 13|c=blue|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar| 22|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Ireland}} || || {{Percentage bar|34 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 25|c=red|width=50}} || || ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Indonesia}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|32 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||  || {{Percentage bar|21 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Czech Republic}} || || {{Percentage bar| 32|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|15 |c=red|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar|6 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Sweden}} || || {{Percentage bar|31 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|29 |c=red|width=50}} ||  || || {{Percentage bar|6 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Estonia}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|31 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 16|c=red|width=50}} || || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Belgium}} || || {{Percentage bar|30 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 12|c=red|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar| 25|c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Austria}} || ||  ||  ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar| 16|c=pink|width=50}}  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Congo DR}} || ||   ||  || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=blue|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar| 8|c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Palestine}} || ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|17 |c=blue|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar| 8|c=pink|width=50}}  || {{Percentage bar| 12|c=gray|width=50}}

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| {{flagcountry|United States}} ||  ||  ||  {{Percentage bar|43 |c=red|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar|7 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Iraq}} ||  ||   ||  ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 6|c=pink|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 27|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Pakistan}} || ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|72 |c=blue|width=50}} ||  ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Bangladesh}} || ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 16|c=blue|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 46|c=green|width=50}} ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Russia}} || ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 44|c=blue|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|4 |c=green|width=50}} ||  || 
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== See also ==
* [[Neutral country]]
* [[Allies of World War I]]
* [[Allies of World War II]]
* [[Airline alliance]]
* [[Business alliance]]
* [[Military alliance]]
* [[Political alliance]]
* [[Therapeutic alliance]], the relationship between a healthcare professional and a client (or patient)
* [[Bandwagoning]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |last1=Beer |first1=Francis A. |title=Alliances: Latent War Communities in the Contemporary World |date=1970 |publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston |location=New York}}

==External links==
{{Wiktionary|Alliance}}
* {{Wiktionary inline|ally}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Alliance (law) | volume= 1 |last=Phillips|first=Walter Alison |author-link=Walter Alison Phillips| page = 695 |short= 1}}

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