Military, Engineering, International & World Politics, Political Science, National & International Security, International Relations, Military Sciences 

Since the beginning of the Cold War in the 1940s, the United States has been the leader of a far-ranging alliance system, which includes countries from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The history of these alliances presents one of the most interesting episodes in modern diplomacy.
Many countries and their governments saw their relationship to the United States as a vital one. The link was a source of economic and political aid, strategic backing, intelligence cooperation, or for joint regional efforts. Complicating these relationships, however, were the different objectives of the individual countries and, in some cases, conflicts between the allies themselves. Also present was the tension of divergent interests between the junior and senior partners. At times, only the need to combat the spread of communist-bloc influence bound these partners together.
Several historic changes have forced major adjustments to these relationships. The Cold War's end removed a fundamental cause of these alliances and perhaps part of the motivation for maintaining them. In its absence, priority has switched to regional conflicts and other more local issues. The United States' post-Cold-War international role has been challenged by domestic needs. Yet American responsibilities are, if anything, enhanced in an essentially unipolar world. More than ever before the United States has a capacity for global hegemony.
This work explores the development of the United States' alliances from the American perspective, as well as from that of its most important allies - Britain, Germany, the Gulf States, Israel, Turkey, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. 

This study of the US and her allies around the world since 1941 considers future trends in policy. Many countries or governments saw their relationship to the US as vital, but the end of the Cold War has removed a fundamental cause for these alliances. - from Amzon 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. THE United States And Its Allies: A Historical Perspective
Thomas A. Keaney ........................................................................P. 3

2. Post-Cold War Allies: The Illusion Of Unipolarity Ted Hopf ...........P. 28

3. US Military Capabilities In The Post-Cold War Era:
Implications For Middle East Allies Michael Eisenstadt .........................P. 47

4. The Anglo-American Defense Partnership Christopher Coker ........P. 75

5. Perspective Ongerman Security And
Defense Policy Karl-Heinz Kamp .......................................................P. 93

6. Turkey And The United States:Ambivalent Allies Kemal Kirisci .......P. 117

7. The United States And The Gulf States:
An Alliance In Need Joseph Kostiner ..................................................P. 135

8. Israel And The United States: Can The Special Relationship
Survivethe New Strategic Environment? Gerald M. Steinberg ................P. 145

9. The Japan-US Alliance: A Key To The Peace And Stability Of
The Asia Pacific Region Toshiyuki Shikata ...........................................P. 181

10. The Changing ROK-US Alliance: From Containent
To Cooperative Engagement Yong-Sup Han ........................................P. 201

11. From Strategic Ambiguity To ‘Three No’s’: The Changing
Nature Of US Policy Toward Taiwan Philip Y. M. Yang ...........................P. 225

12. The US –Australian Alliance Desmond Ball ..................................P.248