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Mapped: The World’s Military Alliances in 2026
Maps of global defense alliances highlight security overlaps alongside a historic 10.1 million-barrel-per-day oil supply loss following Strait of Hormuz closures, data suggests.
Military alliances are built for defense, but their effects far exceed the military domain. Behind the treaties are budgets of tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, contracts for the arms industry, investments in infrastructure and the protection of essential energy flows.