Editing Alliance (section)

==International opinion==
[[File:BlankMap-World-large-limited-recognition (1).png|thumb|Map indicating international preferences for principal ally in the case a country were attacked, as of 2017.]]
According to a 2017 poll by [[WIN/GIA]], the United States was the most preferred ally internationally. [[Russia]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], and [[China]] ([[CRINK]]), who preferred one another, both trailed America globally. Four countries, [[Bulgaria]], [[Greece]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Turkey]], preferred Russia, despite being members of [[NATO]].<ref name="Bloomberg"/>

In [[Pakistan]], 72% of respondents preferred ties to China, the largest margin of any country surveyed, while 46% of [[Bangladesh]] preferred [[India]]. A total of 22 countries indicated a preference for the United Kingdom at a rate of 10% or more, but the United States was the only country to prefer Britain over any other, at a rate of 43%. Five countries preferred France at a rate of 10% or more, led by [[Belgium]] at a rate of 25%. A single country, [[Iraq]], expressed no preference, while three other countries, [[Lebanon]], [[Palestine]], and [[Slovenia]], expressed no preference at a rate of 11% or more, although at a smaller rate than their preference for Russia on the part of Lebanon and Slovenia, and China on the part of Palestine. [[Kosovo]] reported the most unified opinion, preferring the United States at a rate of 92%, while Russia's most unified supporters were [[Mongolia]] (71%), [[Armenia]] (67%) and [[Serbia]] (56%). In total, 21 countries expressed a preference for America at a rate of 50% or more.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> 
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|+ style="background:#f99;" colspan="2"|Results of 2017 poll by [[WIN/GIA]].<br />Most preferred ally in case of military threat<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web |title= Four NATO Nations Would Pick Russia to Defend Them If Threatened |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-17/melania-trump-s-slovenia-would-pick-russian-over-u-s-protection |website= Bloomberg.com |date=17 February 2017 |url-access= registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=42% от българите искат Русия да ги защитава, 17% - САЩ|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/novini/article/6069110|website=www.24chasa.bg}}</ref><br>''figures of United States lower than 30%, Russia (<14%), of United Kingdom (<10%), France (<6%), none (<12%) and China (<10%) may be hidden''
!Country polled !! <small>Russia</small> !! <small>United States</small> !! <small>United Kingdom</small> !! <small>China</small> !! <small>India</small>!! <small>France</small> !! <small>none</small>
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| {{flagcountry|Mongolia}} || {{Percentage bar|71 |c=purple|width=50}} || || || || ||   ||
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| {{flagcountry|Armenia}} || {{Percentage bar|67 |c=purple|width=50}} ||   ||   ||  || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Serbia}} || {{Percentage bar|56 |c=purple|width=50}} ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||   ||
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| {{flagcountry|Greece}} || {{Percentage bar|48 |c=purple|width=50}} ||   ||  || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|China}} || {{Percentage bar|47 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||   ||  || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Bulgaria}} || {{Percentage bar|42 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|17 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || ||  || {{Percentage bar|4 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Ukraine}} || {{Percentage bar|33 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|35 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 11|c=red|width=50}} || ||  ||   || 
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| {{flagcountry|Slovenia}} || {{Percentage bar|30 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||   ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|8 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|15 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Latvia}} || || {{Percentage bar| 27|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|11 |c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||  {{Percentage bar|14 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Lebanon}} || {{Percentage bar|25 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||  ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 15|c=pink|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|23 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Turkey}} || {{Percentage bar| 23|c=purple|width=50}} || ||  || || {{Percentage bar|9 |c=green|width=50}} ||  ||  {{Percentage bar| 31|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|North Macedonia}} || {{Percentage bar|23 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|33 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  ||  || || ||  {{Percentage bar|17 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Mexico}} || {{Percentage bar|22 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|42 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|11 |c=blue|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar|9 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Peru}} || {{Percentage bar|21 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|44 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|14 |c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Iran}} || {{Percentage bar|20 |c=purple|width=50}} || ||  ||  || ||  ||  {{Percentage bar| 30|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || {{Percentage bar| 19|c=purple|width=50}} ||   ||  {{Percentage bar| 12|c=red|width=50}} ||  ||  ||   ||  {{Percentage bar|43 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Vietnam}} || {{Percentage bar|18 |c=purple|width=50}} ||  ||  ||  || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|India}} || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|50 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Finland}} || {{Percentage bar| 15|c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|37 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|16 |c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Romania}} || {{Percentage bar|15 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 51|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || || {{Percentage bar| 7|c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|South Africa}} || {{Percentage bar|15 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|45 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|21 |c=red|width=50}} || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Albania}} || {{Percentage bar|14 |c=purple|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 66|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Kosovo}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|92 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||   ||  || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|South Korea}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|49 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=green|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|32 |c=pink|width=50}} ||
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| {{flagcountry|Papua New Guinea}} || || {{Percentage bar|70 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar| 13|c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Israel}} || || {{Percentage bar|68 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||   ||  || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=green|width=50}} ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Philippines}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|67 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||   || 
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| {{flagcountry|Japan}} || || {{Percentage bar|64 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Canada}} || || {{Percentage bar|62 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 12|c=red|width=50}} || ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Ghana}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|62 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||  ||

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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} || || {{Percentage bar|58 |c=orange|width=50}}  || ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|8 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Ecuador}} || || {{Percentage bar| 58|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Lithuania}} || || {{Percentage bar|58 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|10 |c=red|width=50}} || || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Paraguay}} || || {{Percentage bar|57 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||   || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Brazil}} || || {{Percentage bar|55 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|France}} || || {{Percentage bar| 54|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|13 |c=red|width=50}} ||  ||  ||  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Spain}} || || {{Percentage bar| 52|c=orange|width=50}}  || ||  || || {{Percentage bar|12 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Denmark}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|52 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 23|c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Fiji}} || || {{Percentage bar|52 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|15 |c=red|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar|12 |c=green|width=50}} ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Norway}} || || {{Percentage bar|51 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 23|c=red|width=50}} || || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Australia}} || || {{Percentage bar| 49|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 16|c=red|width=50}} || || ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Poland}} || || {{Percentage bar|49 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|10 |c=red|width=50}} || || ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Germany}} || || {{Percentage bar|41 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || || || {{Percentage bar|19 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Italy}} || || {{Percentage bar|41 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar|11 |c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Nigeria}} ||  || {{Percentage bar| 41|c=orange|width=50}}  || ||  || || ||

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| {{flagcountry|Portugal}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|40 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|21 |c=red|width=50}} || ||  || ||

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| {{flagcountry|Afghanistan}} || || {{Percentage bar|39 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  || {{Percentage bar| 22|c=blue|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 17|c=green|width=50}} ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Iceland}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|38 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 27|c=red|width=50}} || || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Thailand}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|38 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|11 |c=red|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|29 |c=blue|width=50}} || || ||
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| {{flagcountry|Argentina}} || || {{Percentage bar|36 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar| 13|c=blue|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar| 22|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Ireland}} || || {{Percentage bar|34 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 25|c=red|width=50}} || || ||  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Indonesia}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|32 |c=orange|width=50}}  || || {{Percentage bar|10 |c=blue|width=50}} || ||  || {{Percentage bar|21 |c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Czech Republic}} || || {{Percentage bar| 32|c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|15 |c=red|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar|6 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Sweden}} || || {{Percentage bar|31 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar|29 |c=red|width=50}} ||  || || {{Percentage bar|6 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Estonia}} ||  || {{Percentage bar|31 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 16|c=red|width=50}} || || || || 
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| {{flagcountry|Belgium}} || || {{Percentage bar|30 |c=orange|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 12|c=red|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar| 25|c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Austria}} || ||  ||  ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar| 16|c=pink|width=50}}  || 
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| {{flagcountry|Congo DR}} || ||   ||  || {{Percentage bar|16 |c=blue|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar| 8|c=pink|width=50}}  ||

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| {{flagcountry|Palestine}} || ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|17 |c=blue|width=50}} || || {{Percentage bar| 8|c=pink|width=50}}  || {{Percentage bar| 12|c=gray|width=50}}

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| {{flagcountry|United States}} ||  ||  ||  {{Percentage bar|43 |c=red|width=50}} || || || {{Percentage bar|7 |c=pink|width=50}}  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Iraq}} ||  ||   ||  ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 6|c=pink|width=50}}  ||  {{Percentage bar| 27|c=gray|width=50}} 
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| {{flagcountry|Pakistan}} || ||  ||  || {{Percentage bar|72 |c=blue|width=50}} ||  ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Bangladesh}} || ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 16|c=blue|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar| 46|c=green|width=50}} ||  ||
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| {{flagcountry|Russia}} || ||  || || {{Percentage bar| 44|c=blue|width=50}} || {{Percentage bar|4 |c=green|width=50}} ||  || 
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