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"We are also working on a roadmap regarding the processes of joining the alliance," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

But if the ties of trade, kinship and strategic alliance are real, so is the deeply ingrained suspicion.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The two men have developed an unconventional alliance that some say is built on strategic reciprocity.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

“Until very recently, the trans-Atlantic alliance was very healthy and it served us really well,” said Erlingur Erlingsson, a senior visiting fellow at the University of Iceland’s Institute of International Affairs and former diplomat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Long before his mother sent him away for the last time, the boy and his stepsister had forged a quiet alliance.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

But concrete benefits of the group are uncertain, he said, as "in times of crisis, these alliances have rarely allowed Iran to resolve its difficulties".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

But alliances can withstand a lot of friction—physical proximity alone probably makes a wholesale U.S.-Canada divorce impossible—and escalation isn’t guaranteed.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

While the majority of its public supports a nuclear South Korea, the government has argued that acquiring the bomb is unnecessary and even harmful to the country's network of alliances.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

For nearly three decades, Jeff Probst has welcomed a new set of strangers to a remote location, where they make alliances, betray each other and get voted off in pursuit of a $1 million prize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rivalries among Europe’s Great Powers had led to an elaborate network of military alliances, in which one nation pledged to support another in the event of war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman