MAURITIUS - UNITED KINGDOM Agreement on Mutual Defence and Assistance". The National Archives . Retrieved 28 April 2023. Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Lugansk People's Republic [19] [20]

The Triple Entente (or Triple Friendship) of 1907 was an informal agreement between France, Russia and Great Britain, and was seen as a counterweight to the Triple Alliance (between Germany, Austria-Hungry and Italy). a b "Russia now has right to build military bases in eastern Ukraine - treaties". Reuters. 22 February 2022. If you want to get the updates about latest chapters, lets create an account and add Secret Alliance to your bookmark. Sometimes this was just a move to isolate and starve their rivals. These alliances often did not last as they either collapsed when new leaders took over or were replaced by other alliances.It is worth noting that most of these alliances and ententes were done in secret and were only revealed to the public after signing. Some of the nations in existing alliances conducted negotiations without informing their other alliance partners.

Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s the major powers in Europe had been building up their armies and navies in an arms race. After fleeing from the Nazi invasion in the spring of 1940, the Norwegian government, now exiled in London, wasted no time in beginning a campaign of resistance. Yet their British hosts often froze the Norwegians out of operations they were launching, even if they were to take place in occupied Scandinavia. The main European powers who allied together to form the anti-French Coalitions were Great Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia, but only Britain fought in all seven of the wars. The Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815)These battles, which involved nearly all of the countries from the continent at some point or other, consisted of an ever changing web of alliances, which became known as the Coalition Wars. The Coalition Wars (1792 – 1815) A fascinating and novel insight into British intelligence and special operations in wartime Norway. Among a number of important new sources, Tony Insall has discovered in Oslo top-secret SIS files which are unavailable in Britain.” Professor Christopher Andrew, founder of Cambridge University Intelligence Seminar and author of The Secret World: A History of Intelligence Alliances usually contain pledges that if a war or an act of aggression occurs, one nation will support the other in terms of an army that is mobilising troops, weapons, and relief. United States-Israel Strategic Partnership is a proposal to make a formal alliance between the United States and Israel Alliances prevented larger, stronger states from waging war on the smaller, weaker states. In the 1700s, alliances were both a defence measure and a political instrument. It was not uncommon for kings and princes to form, reform, or restructure alliances in an attempt to benefit their interests.

The alliance system is a mutually beneficial formal agreement between two or more nations, which can be economic, political or military in nature. Many agents did avoid capture, however. The daring Max Manus is well remembered in Norway, having been immortalised in an excellent 2008 film. My personal favourite is Jan Baalsrud, who escaped German captivity and hid for weeks in the mountainous wilderness, traversing over 170 miles on foot, across water, and on skis, without food or shelter, losing no more than a couple of toes. Yet, as Insall points out, this was not known at the time, and the destruction of Vemork remains an outstanding achievement of the Special Operations Executive. That, and providing the information that led to the sinking of the Tirpitz – another of Churchill’s obsessions – in November 1944.a b "The State Duma ratified Treaties of Friendship with the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics". 22 February 2022. Despite their common language and similar culture, the alliance was not necessarily seen as an obvious one at the time, and was primarily brought about due to their mutual concerns over Russia’s growing influence in the Balkans. Wall, Michael (31 May 2019). "Hussein and Nasser sign defence agreement - archive, 1967 | Middle East and north Africa". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 May 2023.

ITALY, despite being a major enemy of Austria-Hungary in the past, Italy recognised it had to join the Triple Alliance to achieve its own goal of setting up colonies in parts of Turkey, Greece, and the Balkan region. The Entente Cordiale (1904). Meaning ‘friendly agreement’, the Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements between Britain and France. The Entente ended a century of hostility between the two cross-channel neighbours. It also resolved some colonial disagreements and other minor but lingering disputes. The Entente was not a military alliance; neither signatory was obliged to provide military support for the other. Nevertheless it was seen as the first step towards an Anglo-French military alliance.On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated in Sarajevo. The Austria government believed that the assassination was organized by the Serbian government. They also saw this as an opportunity to regain control of Serbia. The coalition got its name due to the fact that it was based around Tsar Alexander’s vision of instilling Christian values and the divine right of kings across European political life. Although in reality, the three monarchs in the Alliance used it to suppress any revolutionary influences from entering their kingdoms. The Quadruple Alliance (1813 – 1815) ENTENTE CORDIALE. In 1904, France and Britain entered a ‘friendly agreement’. It was a number of agreements between Britain and France, and by signing this treaty, the two nations ended a century of hostility. It should be noted that the Entente was not a military alliance, and neither nations pledged military support to the other. It, however, felt like a step forward. Before the First World War, alliances already existed in the 1800s. Patterns involved a network of treaties, agreements, and ententes were signed before 1914. Such alliances created national tensions and rivalries among nations in Europe.