US Alliances vs Interests
The cluster centers on discussions questioning whether the US has genuine allies or only pursues national interests, portraying the US as unreliable or self-serving in foreign policy towards supposed partners.
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Countries don't have friends or enemies, they have interests - which (at the moment) may happen to align or cross each other.
The difference between being an "ally" of US or not only has to do with its current economic interests. Until recently China was viewed as a big friend. And the US only decided to do something against it when it became clear that China would not allow US companies to control their economy. In the list of US "friends" we see dictatorships like Saudi Arabia and Thailand, and countries with numerous human rights violations such as the Philippines. This is not a great track recor
The US is looking for allies not protectorates.
This is an article about the US deciding who the US is friends with. So I’m not really sure where your apparent outrage is originating.
Yup, the ones that don't align with US interests (anymore).
The US is treating its enemies better than its friends right now
> this works so long as the USA is a legitimate ally.so, never.
Depends on how friendly their relations are with the United States, is our operating principle at the moment
There are no “allies” only interests. Nobody is an “ally” of the US because they like us. They are “allies” because it’s in their own interest to be one.When China starts throwing its weight around in the Pacific you’ll pretty quickly see those “allies” cozy back up.
US has friends, so it wouldn't happen.