The alliance is a pretty straightforward one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	2:det	_
2	alliance	alliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	7:nsubj	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	7:cop	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	7:det	_
5	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	6:advmod	_
6	straightforward	straightforward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	7:amod	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	0:root	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	7:punct	_
