Five Eyes Alliance

Five Eyes Alliance: U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy is affecting U.S. soft power, including the Five Eyes Alliance.

• Since World War II, U.S. soft and hard power grew through alliances like the “Five Eyes” (1946) for intelligence sharing and NATO (1949).
• About Five Eyes Alliance: Five Eyes is a secret agreement between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the USA.

o This secret agreement allows the intelligence agencies of these five nations to spy on the world.

o Established after World War II, the countries in the grouping regularly share intelligence and coordinate their security efforts to protect their national interests.

o Founded: In 1941 through ‘Atlantic Charter’.