He formally declared Anwar the leader of the 3-party opposition alliance. There are several ways of defining a strategic alliance. Big Ten universities are also members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, an academic consortium. Marriage offered opportunities for political alliance and social advancement. The party participates in the international Progressive Alliance. It is one of the founding members of the Oneworld alliance. Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance. The foundation for a successful political alliance was laid. That was the beginning of their political alliance. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. The War of the Grand Alliance ensued. The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was led by Helen Zille. The purpose is to strengthen the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. THAI is a founding member of the Star Alliance.