It doesn't seem like that statement is obviously true. World War I comes to mind as an instructive case against over-alliance. Likewise, in World War II, Switz

It doesn't seem like that statement is obviously true. World War I comes to mind as an instructive case against over-alliance. Likewise, in World War II, Switzerland remained famously unallied. Not that I'm anti-alliances, but the common idea that allies are a key to survival isn't necessarily true.