Furthermore, as a country, it has few natural allies and no regional alliances to trade.

It provides such public goods as a global reserve currency (the dollar) and a system of regional alliances that guarantee collective security against hostile regimes.

With so much at stake, regional alliances are under strain.

It proposed the establishment of corporate regional alliances of health providers to be subject to a fee-for-service schedule.

These exercises build partner capacity, develop and maintain strong regional alliances and military-to-military contacts.