What I am looking for is a document from a reliable source which will tell me who our official allies are. Additional information, such as what the criteria is to be an ally of the US and what strings are attached, may be nice too. Thank You!
2006-10-27 19:06:05 · 11 answers · asked by vivaldi558 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
All the members of NATO are allies by being in NATO. There are other group alliances (ANZUS, SEATO) We have mutual defense treaties with Japan and South Korea. South Korea's seems to have more stings for them, they must agree to US policy.
1778 - Treaty of Alliance - American Revolutionary War alliance with France
1786 - Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship - Morocco--first Sovereign state to recognize the U.S; oldest unbroken U.S. treaty
1800 - Convention of 1800 (Treaty of Mortefontaine) - Ends the Quasi War between France and the U.S
1949 - North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty of Washington) - establishes NATO mutual defense organization
1951 - Mutual Defense Treaty - between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America
1952 - ANZUS Treaty - mutual defense alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.
1954 - Mutual Defense Treaty - Created an alliance with South Korea, and established basis of South Korean adherence with U.S consultations on North Korean policy
1954 - Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty - creates SEATO mutual defense organization
1960 - Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan - mutual defense treaty with Japan
Having a treaty with a country would make it an official ally. But popular criteria don't always agree, we are still officially allies with France. Counties are generally obligated to come to each others defense, but not aid attacks.
2006-10-27 20:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by Eric 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - United States, Canada, most of Western Europe, and parts of Eastern Europe.
Membership
Map of NATO countries
Membership of NATO in EuropeFounding members
(April 4 1949)
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States
Countries that joined after the initial foundation
Greece (18 February 1952)
Turkey (18 February 1952)
Germany (9 May 1955 as West Germany; Saarland reunited with it in 1957 and the territory of the former German Democratic Republic reunited with it on 3 October 1990)
Spain (30 May 1982)
Former Eastern Bloc states that joined after the Cold War
March 12, 1999:
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
March 29, 2004:
Bulgaria
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
2006-10-27 19:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by alooz 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Official: certainly everyone in NATO. We also have mutual defense treaties with many other countries, for example New Zealand, Aystralia & Israel.
In reality: UK & Israel are the only 1's we can really trust when the chips are down.
2006-10-27 19:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question. You will find most of our formal allies listed in the North Atlantic Treaty, so NATO documentation is what you need.
2006-10-27 19:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by Jim P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Australia we call John Howard(our prime minister)George Bushs **** licker so I think that makes us one of your allies its nice to know how much you appreciated the Uk and Australia.I know you people think you are alone but unfortunetly we are backing you all the way dont get me wrong I support all those young people in iraq but I dont think we should be there but we are your allies for better or worse
2006-10-27 20:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by molly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly the Pakistani government and army ought to end coaching and investment the Taliban then, and end facilitating terrorist assaults on India and Afghanistan. in basic terms a concept.
2016-10-03 01:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by wheelwright 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NATO-North Atlantic treaty organization,
SEATO-South east Asian treaty organization,
CENTO-now defunct
France-only when it suits them.
Other pissy, sometime allies depending how much we pay the backstabbers.
2006-10-27 19:16:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume Canada, I don't have any documentations but my beautiful country has not been takin over by the US yet ... that should mean someting
2006-10-27 19:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have our Allies but it is not written in Stone, as the French would prove to this, I can give you some like Uk, Japan but like you say not in writting
2006-10-27 19:15:50 · answer #9 · answered by blue_eyed_southernman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The USA lobbies
2006-10-27 19:11:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋