Present Day Alliances

**Armenum** · March 02, 2010, 08:34 PM

This world has become very polarized with certain alliances having formed over the years. It is interesting though to look at the alliances that have formed during the post Soviet era. During the Soviet era, it was mainly NATO vs. Warsaw Pact, and middle east was rather neutral. Now the alliances have gotten a little more complicated.

And by allies I mean strong military alliances that are exclusive between the countries. I won't list all the countries only the main ones.

NATO ("The West")
-North America
-Most of Europe including numerous Eastern European countries
-Turkey

CIS ("Russian Allies")
-Russia
-Belarus
-Serbia
-Armenia
-Central Asian Nations

Neutral Countries
-Switzerland
-Austria
-Sweden
-Iceland

Countries seesawing between West and Russia
-Ukraine
-Azerbaijan
-Georgia (mostly west now)

Pro-West Middle Eastern Countries
-Saudi Arabia
-Jordan
-Iraq

Anti-West ME countries
-Iran
-Syria
-Lebanon (part)

Feel free to add more alliance categories (esp Asia) or edit any of these.

**Manco** · March 03, 2010, 01:22 AM

You've forgotten China and it's allies (I'm not entirely sure which East Asian countries are really allied with China though), and I'm not too sure where you'd put India.

**hellheaven1987** · March 03, 2010, 02:03 AM

Sweden and Austria are not strickly neutral... In East Asia, pretty much everyone is Americans' friends except China. In South-East Asia, situation is dividing into pro-West (with Australia as lead), Neutral (with a lot of nationalism in, I mean Indonesia and Burma), and neo-Commie (Combodia and Vietnam). India is quite an interesting case as itself plays a pro-India faction alone, although strickly it is neutral (a bit like current Egypt).

**Darkhorse** · March 03, 2010, 08:24 AM

India, I'd suggest pro west. Officially Pakistan is the same I think, yet at grass roots I'm not so sure.

**Farnan** · March 03, 2010, 08:40 AM

ANZUS
-Australia
-New Zealand
-US

The Unspoken Alliance (As in no one admits that we are allies)
-US
-China

Oh and Iceland is part of NATO. And India is in the US camp.

**adamove** · March 03, 2010, 09:56 AM

Anti russian PACT

Poland
Georgia
Ukraine
Baltic states

Putin Pact ZBIR

russia
belarus
kazahstan

**karo** · March 03, 2010, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by adamove

Anti russian PACT

Poland
Georgia
~~Ukraine~~
Baltic states

Putin Pact ZBIR

russia
belarus
kazahstan

After e last election not so anti-Russian any more so a couple of weak states against Russia

**Babur** · March 03, 2010, 10:35 AM

well the alliance between England and Portugal is the oldest in the world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-P...Treaty_of_1373

**Carach** · March 03, 2010, 11:27 AM

i believe russia and china have their own self defence alliance similar (kind of) to nato?

http://www.heritage.org/research/rus...sia/bg1459.cfm

**Farnan** · March 03, 2010, 12:23 PM

The SCO has stated its not a military bloc.

**Carach** · March 04, 2010, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by Future Redleg Officer

The SCO has stated its not a military bloc.

well yea, but they have both done military training ops together under its name. + it has some roles which can be very much military but hey.

**Darkhorse** · March 04, 2010, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by Carach

well yea, but they have both done military training ops together under its name. + it has some roles which can be very much military but hey.

The EU trains together, and even has 15/18 or so EU battle-groups ready for deployment as a QRF. It's still not a military alliance.

**Kjertesvein** · March 03, 2010, 12:25 PM

The anti alliance hate group: Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

........ Ok, but seriously, do we still have an Alliance (incl. our Finnic and Icelandic brothers)? I heard we some for of 'semi shared' form of quick defence line?

**Darkhorse** · March 03, 2010, 12:43 PM

The UK has defence alliances with the Netherlands and Norway. I'm not sure if its a joint one or 2 separate ones, but I do know with Norway that the UK is partly responsible for the defence of the country.