ALLIANCES AROUND THE WORLD
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UPDATED: Dec 27, 2025
OVERVIEW of
Alliances Around the World
Economic, Trade, Political, and Military Alliances
In times of economic expansion and/or great global tension and conflict, nations have a tendency to ally themselves with other nations in support of a cause and/or in opposition to a common enemy or threat. Alliances reveal themselves in many ways: through formal and informal levels of declarations, agreements, and cooperation.
From trade and economic investments, to intelligence sharing, aid in building economies, defenses, training military, weapons sales, building bases and ports, the stationing of troops and hosting bases and ports, to joint military and intelligence operations.
News of Interest
News of Interest
NEW
The Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact Explained
Sept 20, 2025 | 9 min | TLDR News Global
The New Axis & Allied Powers
The New Axis & Allied Powers
The term AXIS and ALLIES originates from World War 2 where:
the ALLIED countries worked together to fight against tyrannical, expansionist threats of dictators.
the AXIS countries were the ones starting wars to conquer other nations.
BACKGROUND: In World War 2, the AXIS POWERS were the 'BAD GUYS' or 'EVIL DICTATORS' of Hitler's NAZI Germany, Mussolini's Fascist Italy, and Emperor Hirohito's Imperial Japan. ALLIED POWERS were the 'GOOD GUYS' of UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, and SOVIET UNION (Russia). Others Allied Nations included France, Poland, Philippines, China, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico.
Main ALLIED NATIONS of today include:
AMERICAS: United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, most nations in the Western Hemisphere
EUROPE: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, and other N.A.T.O. Countries
MIDDLE EAST: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait
PACIFIC/ASIA: Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand
Countries in The Middle
Countries in The Middle
Countries Being Courted by Both Sides and/or Playing Both Sides
INDIA
India Facing Very High Tariffs from the U.S., Due to Buying and Selling of Sanction Oil from Russia
Aug 7, 2025 | 11 min | DW News (German Public TV)
INDIA
Might Trump's Tariffs Backfire,
Pushing India closer to Russia?
Aug 6, 2025 | 7 min | DW News (German Public TV)
BRAZIL
How Russia Used Brazil as a ‘Spy Factory’ for Global Espionage
July 2025 | 7 min | PBS Newshour
FYI - FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
CARROT & STICK DIPLOMACY
The U.S. is a global superpower - economically, militarily, and also morally - so historically, instead of using military action to resolve conflict, the U.S. has learned to used kinder diplomatic tools/measures to accomplish their goal of realizing a change in a foreign government.
DIRECT SANCTIONS apply to only 2 countries: the target country and the originator country (themself) - limiting or banning their own trade and business. MOST EFFECTIVE, but more complex to implement are THIRD PARTY SANCTIONS which also penalize countries that do business/trade with the target country.
Currently the United States leads the World in Sanctions on:
IRAN - for their Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Development, and due to their sponsorship of proxy militias conducting civil wars and terrorist operations throughout the Middle East.
RUSSIA - for their Invasion of Ukraine and Illegal Annexation of Ukrainian Provinces.
AXIS Powers Overview
AXIS Powers Overview
Led by China and Russia
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The Making of an Anti-American Global Order?
Oct 2024 | 17 min | CaspianReport
China wants to Form its Own Military Alliance
May 2022 | 15 min | CaspianReport
a Eurasian Political, Economic, and Security Defense Organization
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MEMBER NATIONS include: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus.
NEW
Are China, India and Russia Forming an Anti-Trump Alliance?
Sept 2, 2025 | 10 min | TLDR News Global
NEW
How the Ukraine War Re-shaped Global Trade
Sept 1, 2025 | 5 min | Sky News UK
The SCO Explained
May 2025 | 12 min | The Global Insight
an International Economic and Trade Coalition
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BRICS nations seeks to create a separate, world trade system that is not influenced by U.S. or under threat of U.S. Sanctions.
MEMBER NATIONS BRICS stands for: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and also includes: Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
PARTNER NATIONS include: Belarus, Bolivia (S America), Cuba (Caribbean), Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam. Those invited but declined: Saudi Arabia. Those applied, but later withdrew/stopped their application: Argentina (S America), Algeria. Venezuela applied but was blocked by Brazil over their disputed 2024 election.
SEE ALSO: BRICS 2025 Global Conference in Brazil
BRICS: The Rise of a New Global Order?
July 2025 | 9 min | Bloomberg
Why BRICS is Overrated
Feb 2024 | 15 min | Aaron Watson
BRICS: The G-7 Economic Alliance’s Rival, Explained
Aug 2023 | 5 min | Wall St Journal
a Military Defense Alliance, successor to the Warsaw Pact
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MEMBERS include the Post-Soviet Union states of: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Russia, Tajikistan
Jan 2022 | 9 min | TLDR News Global
ALLIED Powers Overview
ALLIED Powers Overview
Led by the United States
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an Alliance on Domestic and Foreign Intelligence
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MEMBERS: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
The Five Eyes Alliance has its origins from their joint collaborative intelligence work during World War 2 as members of the Allied Powers.
Ranking U.S. Allies
June 2024 | 32 min | Aaron Watson
Pacific Alliances
Pacific Alliances
bilateral defense and security pacts that provides shared military training and military operations
CURRENT AGREEMENTS:
JAPAN with Australia, the Philippines, United Kingdom, France (proposed)
see also:
Why the U.S. Has Surrounded China with Military Bases | The U.S. Island Chain Strategy Explained
April 2025 | 11 min | Curious States
Every U.S. Alliance in the Asia-Pacific Explained
May 2023 | 9 min | TLDR News Global
U.S., Britain, and Australia form Indo-Pacific 'AUKUS' Security Alliance
Sept 2021 | 5 min | DW News (German Public TV)
Why Japan’s New PM is Starting an "Asian NATO"
Oct 2024 | 9 min | TLDR News Global
Mini Documentary
New Alliances in East Asia?
forming to Counter China
July 2025 | 52 min | DW Docu (German Public TV)
RIMPAC - Rim of the Pacific
July 2024 | 5 min | TaiwanPlus News (Taiwan Public TV)
World's Largest International Land, Sea, and Air Joint Military Exercise - held every 2 years at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
2024 Participants: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom, and the United States.
European Alliances
European Alliances
see also: Russian Threats Against NATO, Europe
an International Military Alliance of 32 nations in Europe and North America
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www.NATO.int | About Us | What We Do | News | Ukraine || YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X | Instagram || Wikipedia
MEMBER NATIONS from include: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Untied States.
What is NATO?
Dec 2016 | 4 min | CNBC International
What is NATO?
8 min | NATO (official video)
DOCUMENTARY
The World's Largest Military Alliance
April 2024 | 1 hour 29 min | DW Docu (German Public TV)
- Summary on a Map -
The European Union
Feb 2020 | 13 min | Geo History
- A Road to Unity -
The EU's History
June 2024 | 14 min | European Parliament
How Does Europe Fit Together?
Sept 2020 | 11 min | TLDR News Global
a United Kingdom-led Northern European multi-national military partnership designed for rapid response and expeditionary operations.
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COALITION NATIONS: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
The Americas - Western Hemisphere Alliances
The Americas - Western Hemisphere Alliances
a mutual defense alliance of nations in the Western Hemisphere || MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY ||
- an attack against one is to be considered an attack against all; aka the "hemispheric defense" doctrine.
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MEMBER NATIONS: Argentina, The Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
a multilateral regional body focused on human rights, electoral oversight, social and economic development, and security in the Western Hemisphere
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MEMBER NATIONS basically all nations in the Western Hemisphere: 'the Americas'
ALLIED Economic Organizations
ALLIED Economic Organizations
an Intergovernmental Economic and Political Forum
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G 7 || G7 2025 Canada | About, Members, History || Wikipedia | G7 Information Center at the Univ of Toronto
MEMBER NATIONS: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, European UnionG 20 || G20.org | Overview | Members | How G20 Works || YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X | Instagram || Wikipedia
MEMBER NATIONS: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, European Union, African Union
What is the G7?
From A Business Professor
June 2021 | 9 min | CNBC International
What are the G7 and G20?
From A Business Professor
Dec 2022 | 7 min | Business School 101
History of the G20
Nov 2018 | 5 min
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Other Alliances and Coalitions
Other Alliances and Coalitions
Every Military Alliance Explained:
All Of The World's Alliances
June 2021 | 11 min | TLDR News Global
[ LIST OF MILITARY ALLIANCES on Wikipedia ]
Every Global Alliance Explained
April 2025 | 14 min | TLDR News Global
Asia and The Pacific
Asia and The Pacific
What is ASEAN?
April 2018 | 5 min | CNBC International
ASEAN Explained:
Asia's Version of the European Union?
Jan 2022 | 9 min | TLDR News Global
NEW
Why ASEAN is Expanding
July 2025 | 10 min | TLDR News Global
Will Indonesia Join the U.S or China?
March 2024 | 22 min | Task & Purpose
Africa
Africa
The African Union Explained:
Is this the 'European Union' of Africa?
Nov 2020 | 9 min | TLDR News Global
Middle East
Middle East
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the (Persian) Gulf
a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union and military alliance
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Peninsula Shield Force, it's military arm.
MEMBER NATIONS: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Gulf Cooperation Council,
Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Aug 2023 | 4 min | Foreign Policy Association
How Qatar is Trying to Become the Switzerland of the Middle East
Feb 2024 | 24 min | Wendover Productions
League of Arab States
a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union and military alliance
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Military of the Arab League, it's a coalition of military forces from member states.
MEMBER NATIONS: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen
Global
Global
a global intergovernmental organization
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Established in 1945 with mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a center for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.
an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade
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The WTO's primary functions are to provide a framework for negotiating trade agreements and to resolve trade disputes among its members. Its agreements, which are negotiated and signed by the majority of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments, cover trade in goods, services, and intellectual property.
The United Nations Explained:
How Does it ACTUALLY Work?
Jan 2022 | 10 min | TLDR News Global
What is the WTO?
Sept 2024 | 6 min | World Trade Organization (official video)
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