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=== International militaries ===
Militarily, [[United Nations peacekeeping|the UN deploys peacekeeping forces]], usually to build and maintain post-conflict peace and stability. When a more aggressive international military action is undertaken, either ''[[ad hoc]]'' coalitions (for example, the [[Multi-National Force – Iraq]]) or regional [[military alliance]]s (for example, [[NATO]]) are used.

Mostly overlooked in the academic research but notable among policy-makers, there exists a US-led “Global Network of Allies and Partners.”<ref>"[[National Security Strategy of the United States]]" (2015). (Washington, D. C.: White House),  p 9, https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2015_national_security_strategy_2.pdf</ref> The network has its origins in the early Cold War and was called by [[NSC 162/2]] “the Coalition.”<ref>National Security Council 162/2 (1953). “A report to NSC by the Executive Secretary on Basic National Security Policy,” (Washington, D. C.: White House), https://irp.fas.org/offdocs/nsc-hst/nsc-162-2.pdf</ref> It included NATO and other US allies. Spatially, it coincides with the [[Zone of peace]]. [[Clarence Streit]] and the Union Now movement rode the coattails of NATO’s formation to a renaissance of popular support in 1949 and 1950.<ref>Bartel, Fritz (April 2015). “Surviving the years of grace: The atomic bomb and the specter of world government, 1945–1950,” ''Diplomatic History'', vol 39 (2): p 296.</ref> Two decades later, one of the architects of NATO, [[Dean Acheson]], contemplating the achievement felt as he was “[[Present at the Creation|present at the creation]].”

''[[Union Now]]'' of Streit called for federation of 15 contemporary democracies (English-speaking and west European). He counted that their combined power would be enough to ensure international stability.<ref>Streit, Clarence (1940). ''Union Now: The Proposal for Inter-Democracy Federal Union''. (London & New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers), p 10.</ref> His federation has not come true but eventually all the countries he named and many others joined what the NSC called “the Coalition.” After the Cold War, US Secretary of Defense, [[Dick Cheney]], assured that the United States will maintain its alliances in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, Pacific, Latin America and elsewhere.<ref>Cheney, Dick (January 1993). "Defense strategy for the 1990s: The regional defense strategy," (Washington, D. C.: Department of Defense), p 9, https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA268979.pdf</ref> “Remarkably, commented Max Ostrovsky, not much is left for elsewhere.”<ref>Ostrovsky, Max (2018). ''Military Globalization: Geography, Strategy, Weaponry'', (New York: Edwin Mellen Press), p 282, https://archive.org/details/military-globalization/page/281/mode/2up?view=theater</ref> 

In 2006, Bradley A. Thayer counted 84 allies worldwide.<ref>Thayer, Bradley A. (November / December 2006). “In defense of primacy,”  ''National Interest'', vol 87: p 34.</ref> In 2018, Ostrovsky estimated that most of the UN members belong to “the Coalition,” perhaps exceeding 100 in number, and almost all economically developed are included.<ref>Ostrovsky, Max (2018). ''Military Globalization: Geography, Strategy, Weaponry'', (New York: Edwin Mellen Press), p 281, 284, https://archive.org/details/military-globalization/page/281/mode/2up?view=theater</ref> Unrivaled in the history of nations, the  “Coalition” comprises 70% of both global defense spending and global nominal gross product,<ref>Ostrovsky, Max (2018). ''Military Globalization: Geography, Strategy, Weaponry'', (New York: Edwin Mellen Press), p 282-283, https://archive.org/details/military-globalization/page/281/mode/2up?view=theater</ref><ref>[[Stephen Walt|Walt, Stephen]] (November / December 2011). “The end of the American era,” ''National Interest'', vol 116: p 16.</ref> with all adversaries combining for less than 15% of global defense spending.<ref>[[Stephen Walt|Walt, Stephen]] (November / December 2011). “The end of the American era,” ''National Interest'', vol 116: p 16.</ref> 

[[Karl Deutsch]] was one of the earliest observers to perceive the evolving “Coalition.” Deutsch called it “[[Security community|pluralistic security-community]].” This community does not function on [[Balance of power (international relations)|balance of power]] but as a unipolar organization with a strong core.<ref>Deutsch, Karl Wolfgang (1957). ''Political Community and the North Atlantic Area: International Organization in the Light of Historical Experience''. (New Jersey: Princeton University Press), p 5-6, 30-31, 38, 65, 138.</ref>

Paraphrasing Streit’s ''Union Now'', Ostrovsky titled a chapter “Coalition Now.” Its bottom line says that  some structural factors forced most states, including almost all developed states, to surrender their strategic sovereignty and form a unipolar “Coalition.” While all these states are nominally sovereign, in strategic field such is not the case. “Strategically, the world is one.” <ref> Ostrovsky, Max (2018). ''Military Globalization: Geography, Strategy, Weaponry'', (New York: Edwin Mellen Press), p 293-294, https://archive.org/details/military-globalization/page/293/mode/2up?view=theater</ref>