China’s Xi meets ‘best friend’ Putin as cautious alliance builds with U.S. as common concern - The Washington Post

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Vladi­mir Putin on Wednesday in Russia, where the two leaders heaped praise on the relationship between their countries amid growing tensions with the United States....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-xi-meets-best-friend-putin-as-cautious-alliance-builds-with-us-as-common-concern/2019/06/05/4f0827ba-86e6-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html 

Donald Trump Thinks NATO Is ‘Unfair,’ Now U.S. Is Building a New Military Alliance Against Iran in the Middle East - Newsweek

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was also "very confident that Vladimir Putin's efforts will fail" in the Middle East. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-nato-unfair-new-alliance-iran-1320396

Jared Kushner willing to blow up US alliances: ‘I’m a businessman, I don’t care about the past’ -- Raw Story

Jared Kushner -- the president's son-in-law, senior White House adviser and "de facto second Secretary of State" -- reportedly can't be bothered to learn about international alliances. According to a new Politico Magazine report, Kushner showed little interest in maintaining long-standing U.S. alliances, especially in Western Europe. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/jared-kushner-willing-to-blow-up-us-alliances-im-a-businessman-i-dont-care-about-the-past/

America is on the brink of a historic break with Europe, thanks to Trump -- USA TODAY

Foreign service officers like me saw ourselves as guardians of this vital alliance. But Trump isn't interested in leading it or writing its next chapter. ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/12/26/donald-trump-leading-america-brink-historic-break-europe-nicholas-burns-column/973290001/

UK and Canada announce global alliance to end coal power

UK and Canada challenge other nations to join them in committing to end coal power generation, saying “we are doing our part”....
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/10/11/uk-canada-announce-global-alliance-end-coal-power/

Saudis in talks over alliance to rebuild Iraq and 'return it to the Arab fold' -- the guardian

Pact would give Saudi Arabia a leading role in rebuilding war-torn country, and allow it to shepherd Iraq away from its rival Iran ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/18/saudi-arabia-talks-alliance-rebuild-iraq-return-arab-fold