A Liberal Democratic Alliance? 

Freedom House Map projected to 2026

Given recent actions by the Superpowers, some of the surviving democracies (green) might try to form a new Democratic Alliance.

  • EU
  • UK
  • Japan
  • Philippines
  • Australia
  • PNG
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
  • Some South American nations
  • Some African nations
  • Some island states

Features of a Democratic Alliance

The idea would be to form a new Superpower of our own.

From the outside The Alliance would need to function as a superpower, not as a loose association of disparate nations.

  • A President, VP and defence minister elected by the alliance nation’s elected assemblies for 1 year.
  • A nominal capital (Brussels would be a good choice as is already the ‘capital’ of the EU and NATO so all the embassies are there)
  • No claim on the territories of superpower nations or Islamic states.
  • All alliance militaries to adopt one insignia for all assets and uniforms so they look like one armed force. Significant integration of forces.
  • NATO-like security guarantees.
  • A council of all the alliance heads of governments
  • The President announces all alliance activities agreed to by the council.
  • Non-alliance nations to have one alliance embassy in the capital (not one in each alliance country)
  • The alliance to have one embassy in each non-alliance countries. Alliance members NOT to conduct independent relations with non-alliance countries – especially the superpowers. (Inside these embassies each alliance member could have their own office).
  • A high court of some type. Perhaps re-purpose the existing ICC for use within the alliance only.

Benefits for Alliance Citizens

  • Peace, security & human rights.
  • EU-like reciprocal health and other benefits for Alliance citizens.
  • EU-like free trade and economic cooperation.
  • Schengen-like travel arrangements for Alliance citizens. 
  • An Alliance passport.
  • An Alliance driver’s licence.

No alliance, no influence

Without an alliance of this type Australia is powerless to intervene in most of the problems of the world.

Recent advances of the far right across many of the remaining democracies may put such an alliance less likely.