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US allies’ hedging is a rational response to end of Pax Americana

The Washington foreign policy establishment is in predictable panic mode. America’s allies are hedging their bets, diversifying their partnerships, and preparing for what strategists delicately call “US unpredictability.” The December 2025 National Security Strategy—with its scathing attacks on European “civilizational erasure” and its Monroe Doctrine revivalism—has only accelerated this trend. From Brussels to Tokyo, capitals […]

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