Leaders of the Concertacion parties say that, for the first time, there is now a risk of their alliance splintering, but only a small one.

ECONOMIST: The politics of Pinochet

The address on March 14th by Deputy Secretary of Energy Henson Moore before the American Committee on U.S.-Soviet Relations entitled, "Soviet Energy in the 1990s" offers an excellent opportunity to illuminate for the public the results of such cabinet-level deliberations as well as U.S. objectives for the forging of "risk-sensitive" alliance policies.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Energy Leverage: Moscow's Ace in the Hole

NATO's demands, the alliance will have to send in the bombers or risk becoming a laughing-stock.

ECONOMIST: More killing in Kosovo

The Preschool Learning Alliance says its members fear such a change would risk children's safety and well-being.

BBC: Cutting nursery staff ratios 'may reduce care quality'

Weekly publications that rely on Saturday delivery (such as The Economist) might have to rethink their production schedule or risk a decline in subscriptions, says Anthony Conway of the Alliance of Non-profit Mailers, an industry group.

ECONOMIST: America s struggling postal service

One risk for Colombia now is that it gets the pain from its new alliance, without the full benefits.

ECONOMIST: Pastrana��s many battles

That is not easy when jobs are at risk, though Mr Zetsche and Mr Ghosn insist they have achieved this in their triple alliance.

ECONOMIST: Carmaking alliances

The Royal National Institute for the Blind, a member of the alliance, said patients awaiting treatment at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, for instance, were at high risk of losing their sight.

BBC: NHS delays 'causing blindness'

By giving options to loyal shareholders, the government is guarding against the risk that its stake might drop below 50% should Air France swap equity with another airline in an alliance.

ECONOMIST: Gliding into the market