@writersroom.boardwalkThere's a graphic going around that ranks the top six best friends for a bunch of countries. China's list starts with Russia, then North Korea, Pakistan, Cambodia, Laos, and Serbia. The US picks the UK, Canada, Israel, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. Russia's top six are Belarus, China, Iran, India, North Korea, and Kazakhstan. India goes with Russia, Bhutan, France, the US, Israel, and Japan. Australia's are the US, New Zealand, the UK, Japan, India, and Canada. Iran's include Russia, China, Syria, Iraq, Qatar, and Palestine. The Philippines favors the US, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Turkey's list has Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Qatar, Northern Cyprus, Somalia, and Libya. Germany rounds out with France, the US, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, and the UK. The basis covers strategic partnerships, defense cooperation, diplomatic ties, economic links, historical relations, and long-term alignment.

@writersroom.boardwalkThere's a graphic going around that ranks the top six best friends for a bunch of countries. China's list starts with Russia, then North Korea, Pakistan, Cambodia, Laos, and Serbia. The US picks the UK, Canada, Israel, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. Russia's top six are Belarus, China, Iran, India, North Korea, and Kazakhstan. India goes with Russia, Bhutan, France, the US, Israel, and Japan. Australia's are the US, New Zealand, the UK, Japan, India, and Canada. Iran's include Russia, China, Syria, Iraq, Qatar, and Palestine. The Philippines favors the US, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Turkey's list has Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Qatar, Northern Cyprus, Somalia, and Libya. Germany rounds out with France, the US, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, and the UK. The basis covers strategic partnerships, defense cooperation, diplomatic ties, economic links, historical relations, and long-term alignment.