`` They are determined '', Montgomery writes, `` not to be surprised again, and now insist on a state of readiness for war which is not only unnecessary, but also creates nervousness among other nations in the Western Alliance -- not to mention such great suspicions among the nations of the Eastern bloc that any progress towards peaceful coexistence or disarmament is not possible ''.

Following the rise of the Taliban in 1996, Massoud, who rejected the Taliban's fundamentalist interpretation of Islam, returned to the armed opposition, serving as the military and political leader of the United Islamic Front ( also known in the West as Northern Alliance ).

The founder of the movement was a former Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor, David Brandt Berg ( 1919 – 1994 ), also known within the group as Moses David, Mo, Father David, and Dad to adult group members, and eventually as Grandpa to the group's youngest members.

After the election the New-Flemish Alliance ( N-VA ) also joined the EFA.

William was also stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic, then in the preliminary stages of joining the War of the Grand Alliance against France, in a context of international tensions caused by the revocation by Louis XIV of the Edict of Nantes and the disputed succession of Cologne and the Electorate of the Palatinate.

Honduras also joined its six Central American neighbors at the 1994 Summit of the Americas in signing the Alliance for Sustainable Development, known as the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA, or CONCAUSA, to promote sustainable economic development in the region.

In 1560 Marie de Guise died, and soon after the Auld Alliance also died, with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh, which provided for the removal of French and English troops from Scotland.

He also established a Latin rap supergroup called Latin Alliance, which released their only album, Latin Alliance, in 1991.

Airline alliances, such as Oneworld and the Star Alliance, have also been described as keiretsu.

National and regional trade unions organizing in specific industry sectors or occupational groups also form global union federations, such as Union Network International, the International Transport Workers Federation, the International Federation of Journalists or the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance.

As many as 2, 000 Taliban fighters who surrendered were reportedly massacred by the Northern Alliance after the battle, and reports also place U. S. ground troops at the scene of the massacre.

It is also known as the Nazi – Soviet Pact, Hitler – Stalin Pact, German – Soviet Non-aggression Pact and sometimes the Nazi – Soviet Alliance.

Originating from the Pagan Community Projects in Queensland in 2005, the Pagan Alliance Network ( PAN ) also ran a comprehensive PAGANDash program prior to the 2011 census in Australia.

He also negotiated the Triple Alliance in 1882 with Austria-Hungary and Italy ; this was a completely different Alliance to the Dual Alliance.

Some groups also sprang up including the National Union for Liberation led by John Osmena and Diosdado Macapagal, the Mindanao Alliance, the Muslim Federal Party, the Pusyon Bisaya, and the Young Philippines.

Other organizations of Presbyterians, such as the Confessing Movement and the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, have also organized on the other side of the issue to support maintaining the current standards of ordination.

* Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance ( 1864 – 1870 ), a major war in South America

In addition to its own slate, the NLP also endorsed candidates in other races, including Republicans and New Alliance Party members.

Solar-thermal monoprop thrusters are also integral to the design of a next-generation cryogenic upper stage rocket proposed by U. S. company United Launch Alliance ( ULA ).

* The Aztec Triple Alliance ( also known as The Aztec Empire ) forms with the alliance of three Aztec city-states — Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopán — and defeats Azcapotzalco to win control of the Valley of Mexico.

# " Quadruple Alliance " was also used as an alternative term for the Central Powers of World War I, it consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.

Antilles, also called the " greatest ace " pilot in the Rebel Alliance, also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and is the lead character in most of the X-wing novels.

* Touro University Gay-Straight Alliance: The GLBT student group for the largest Jewish sponsored university in the world.

In 1999, Perez became the President of the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, an organization sponsored by Trinity College and Hartford Hospital.

The AGS has sponsored various attempts by one of its affiliate organisations ( Rugby Red Green Alliance ) and the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform to re-form the Socialist Alliance from 2005 onwards but this has had little success and the AGS concluded in 2011 that such efforts were no longer politically productive ( although the AGS still actively supports the idea of a broader Socialist / Environmentalist political alliance ).

* SexPowerGod, the annual fall dance sponsored by the Brown University Queer Alliance

The video documents the dance troupe during their United States tour sponsored by Ibdaa's long-time partner the Middle East Children's Alliance, and in Dheisheh refugee camp.

The Colored Farmers ' Alliance sponsored cooperative stores at which members could obtain necessary goods at reduced prices, published newspapers which attempted to educate members of the organization as to new farming techniques, and in some places raised money to help support the underfunded segregated black schools of the region.

Gola sponsored the Football Conference ( previously Alliance Premier League ) from 1984 until 1986, during which time the league was known as the Gola League.

Although only in high school, the brilliant Takuya is working as a physicist at an Alliance scientific facility sponsored by the United States ' National Security Agency, researching parallel universes ( per the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics ) alongside Ms. Maki Kasahara under the supervision of Professor Tomizawa.

During Fujimori's first term in office, the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance ( APRA ) and Democratic Front ( FREDEMO ) parties remained in control of both chambers of Congress ( the Chamber of Deputies and Senate ), thus hampering Fujimori's ability to get his sponsored legislation enacted.

In May 2010, after the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong had sponsored a political radio programme on Commercial Radio in 2010, pro-democracy activists protested outside the station with images of Lam, complaining that the station had desecrated the memory of Lam, and all the station had stood for.

New College of California sponsored a number of student organizations, including the Black Law Caucus, Queer Caucus, and National Lawyers Guild Student Alliance.

It sponsored community projects such as the Equality Alliance and produced a free newsletter, Queer Update, for activists.

Alliance Bible Quizzing is sponsored by the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Inside Track is the quarterly magazine for Green Alliance supporters.

The Alliance published a quarterly newsletter from July 1999 to January 2006, as well as three volumes of case reports online.

In late December 1969, several people who had visited GLF meetings and left out of frustration formed the Gay Activists Alliance ( GAA ).

On 15 October 2003, after closed-door meetings were held by the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party, Stephen Harper ( then the leader of the Canadian Alliance ) and Peter MacKay ( then the leader of the Progressive Conservatives ) announced the "' Conservative Party Agreement-in-Principle ", thereby merging their parties to create the new Conservative Party of Canada.

The meetings of the Alliance are called " Congresses.

The Board of Directors has an Executive Committee which oversees the work of the Alliance in between meetings of the Board.

Some Alliance churches may still have ties to the SBC and their respective state conventions, although in practically all cases those ties are nominal with little or no financial support or delegates sent to either national or state SBC causes or meetings due to theological and ideological incompatibilities.

Among farmers ' organizations of the period the Wheel was remarkable for refusal to hold segregated meetings, a policy it held until merger with the Farmers ' Alliance.

The success of the protest led them to the creation of the M1 Alliance on 1 November 2000 in preparation for the next year's May Day events and the S26 Alliance, in solidarity with protest against the International Monetary Fund / World Bank meetings in Prague ( 26 September 2000 ).

He joined 4 Party Alliance at the end of BNP term of 2001-06 after meetings with Tarique and Babar at his ( Ershad ) Residence, which was followed by meeting with Khaleda Zia at her ( Zia ) Cantonment's Mainul Road House.

Different organizers staged the meetings between 1947 and 1965 until the three athletics associations BUL, Vidar and Tjalve formed the Bislett Alliance.

This working group also sponsors the Identity Open Space events that are co-located with other events, such as Digital Identity World and Liberty Alliance meetings.

A year later he oversaw the expansion of the Football League into two divisions when the rival Football Alliance was merged into the competition, but he relinquished his post later that year due to ill health, which caused him to miss meetings.

The goal of the Alliance is to optimize effectiveness of its member organizations through coordinated marketing activities including joint trade show participation, joint meetings, and outreach activities.