political alliances
Governments joining forces
Political alliances are agreements between nations, parties, or factions to cooperate toward shared goals.
Countries form military alliances for mutual defense; political parties form alliances to gain legislative majorities.
Alliances may be formal treaties or informal understandings, permanent or temporary: The alliance between the two parties collapsed after the election.
Alliance politics often involves competing blocs vying for influence.
- axis of evilNamed hostile state grouping
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- coalition governmentMultiparty cooperative administration
- iron curtainDivider of forged metal
- Triple EntenteFranco-Anglo-Russian alliance before 1914
caucus · common cause · strange bedfellows · marriage of convenience · bloc · Warsaw Pact · treaty · confederation · mutual defense · diplomacy · pact · multilateralism · cooperation · non-aggression pact · League of Nations · backroom · behind closed doors · accord
- Bolivian Diplomacyforeign relations, ambassadors, diplomatic missions, envoys, consulates
- South AfricaCape Town, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Durban
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- ancient politicsAthenian democracy, polis, senate, archon, direct democracy
- MediciMedici family, Catherine de' Medici, Catherine de Medici, Giovanni, Catherine
- Renaissance ItalyLeonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Last Supper, Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo
political alliancesisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
unilateralism · non-alignment · going it alone · political independence · neutrality
political alliancesenmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
antagonism · cold war · political opposition · arms races · political polarization
political allianceshostilities
Active armed fighting
enmities · international conflicts · political opposition · proxy wars · trade wars