Nowadays, Alliances are a must for the nations whether no matter how resourceful & powerful internally intact they are, No country can single-handled manage to rose to the power has its influence all over the world & meet the demands of their own people.
The weakness of one country is fulfilled by the strength of the other nation. The same goes with the resources while one will be lacking the other will have it in abundance so that the Trade that goes between them satisfies each other nations' requirements in a fruitful manner.
Some create alliances for the sake of empowerment, innovation & growth sector. while few create to have their dominance across the world.
Below are the few well know alliances & organizations you must be aware of:
1) NATO
Name: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
No of Countries Involved: 29 (Including USA,UK, Canada etc)
Formed in: 1949
Purpose:
It is the military alliance formed as a counter to the Soviet army, with the basic idea that an armed attack on one member means an attack on all of them.
2) BRICS
Name: Abbreviates for Brazil, Russia, India, China & South AfricaNo of Countries Involved: 5Formed In: 2001 (without south Africa)
Purpose:
BRICS started off with the notion that the economies of these 5 countries would dominate global growth by 2050.
3) Five Eyes
Name: As mentioned "Five Eyes"No of Countries Involved: 5 (Australia, UK, US, Canada & New Zealand)Formed In: 1946
Purpose:
It is an alliance for intelligence sharing formed after world war 2 as the cold war started to intensify.
4) OIC
Name: Organization of Islamic CooperationNo of Countries Involved: 56 (Including Afghanistan, UAE, etc)Formed In: 1969
Purpose:
It aims at promoting Islamic Solidarity & has introduced projects like international Islamic news agencies & Islamic solidarity fund.
5) OPEC
Name: Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesNo of Countries Involved: 13 (Including Kuwait, Nigeria,etc)Formed In: 1960
Purpose:
OPEC is the cartel aiming to manage Oil supply and set Oil prices globally, currently adapting through a coalition with Russia and other countries.
6) ASEAN
Name: Association of Southeast Asian NationsNo of Countries Involved: 10 (Including Singapore,Malaysia, Thailand, etc)Formed In: 1967
Purpose:
Its purpose is to promote economic growth and trade amongst these countries.
7) AUKUS
Name: Abbreviation for Australia UK & USANo of Countries Involved: 3Formed In: 2021
Name: Abbreviation for Australia UK & USANo of Countries Involved: 3Formed In: 2021
Purpose:
It recently began with Australia receiving nuclear-powered submarines from US & UK.
8) UN
Name: United Nations No of Countries Involved: 193Formed In: 1945(After World War II)
Name: United NationsNo of Countries Involved: 193Formed In: 1945(After World War II)
Purpose:
It aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations achieve international cooperation, and harmonize the actions of each member nation. It is the world's Largest & Familiar Organization.
9) SAARC
Name: South Asian Association For Regional CooperationNo of Countries Involved: 8Formed In: 1985
Name: South Asian Association For Regional CooperationNo of Countries Involved: 8Formed In: 1985
Purpose:
The organization promotes the development of economic and regional integration. It Maintains permanent diplomatic relations at the United Nations as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities including European Union.
10) CommonWealth
Name: Common Wealth of NationsNo of Countries Involved: 54Formed In: 1931
Name: Common Wealth of NationsNo of Countries Involved: 54Formed In: 1931
Purpose:
It is a political association, almost all members are former territories of the British empire. It is an institution that promotes world peace, promotion of representative democracy, individual liberty, the pursuit of equality, opposition to racism, fights against poverty & free trade.
11) WHO
Name: World Heath OrganizationsNo of Countries Involved: 194Formed In: 1948
Name: World Heath OrganizationsNo of Countries Involved: 194Formed In: 1948
Purpose:
A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for International Public Health. Maine Objective is to "Accomplish all peoples by the Highest Possible Level of Health".
12) IMF
Name: International Monetary FundNo of Countries Involved: 190Formed In: 1945
Name: International Monetary FundNo of Countries Involved: 190Formed In: 1945
Purpose:
An International Financial Institution, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability & promote high employment, sustainable economic growth & reduce poverty around the world. It is one of the child organizations of the United Nations.
13) World Bank
Name: The World Bank No of Countries Involved: 189Formed In: 1944
Name: The World BankNo of Countries Involved: 189Formed In: 1944
Purpose:
An International Financial Institution is more likely as "IMF" but its core purpose is to provide loans & grants to the government of the low & middle-income countries for pursuing capital projects.
14) EU
Name: The European UnionNo of Countries Involved: 27Formed In: 1951
Name: The European UnionNo of Countries Involved: 27Formed In: 1951
Purpose:
It is a Political & Economic union of 27 Europea Countries. EU aims to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services & capital within the internal market and Maintain common policies on Trade, Agriculture, Fisheries & Regional Development.
15) G20
Name: The Group of 20No of Countries Involved: 19 & EUFormed In: 1999
Name: The Group of 20No of Countries Involved: 19 & EUFormed In: 1999
Purpose:
It is an Inter-Governmental forum. It works to address major issues related to the global economy such as International Financial Stability, Climate Change Mitigation & Sustainable Development.
The G20 is mostly composed of the world's largest economies including both industrialized and developing nations.
16) IAEA
Name: International Atomic Energy Agency No of Countries Involved: 173Formed In: 1957
Name: International Atomic Energy AgencyNo of Countries Involved: 173Formed In: 1957
Purpose:
An International Organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of Nuclear Energy & to discourage the use of any military purpose including Nuclear Weapons.
17) IOC
Name: International Olympic CommiteeNo of Countries Involved: 102Formed In: 1894
Name: International Olympic CommiteeNo of Countries Involved: 102Formed In: 1894
Purpose:
One of the oldest Non-Governmental International Sport Organizations. It has the authority for organizing the modern Summer & Winter Olympic Games across the world. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees and of the Worldwide "Olympic Movement". the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games.
18) INTERPOL
Name: International Criminal Police OrganizationNo of Countries Involved: 194Formed In: 1923
Name: International Criminal Police OrganizationNo of Countries Involved: 194Formed In: 1923
Purpose:
One of the An International organizations that facilitate worldwide police cooperation and crime control. It is the world's largest International Police Organisation with 7 regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central bureau in all 194 member countries.
19) UNESCO
Name: The United Nations, Education, Scientific, Cultural OrganizationNo of Countries Involved: 193Formed In: 1945
Name: The United Nations, Education, Scientific, Cultural OrganizationNo of Countries Involved: 193Formed In: 1945
Purpose:
A Specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in Education, Arts, Science & Culture. All Members of UNESCO are partners in the Non-Governmental, Intergovernmental & Private sectors.
20) ICJ
Name: The International Court of JusticeNo of Countries Involved: 193Formed In: 1945
Name: The International Court of JusticeNo of Countries Involved: 193Formed In: 1945
