The US alliance system, built on commercial power and free trade rather than territorial conquest following the Spanish-American War, represents a unique model where the US believes freedom and liberty are good for all nations and engages them as true partners rather than as principal-and-subsidiary relationships.
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Michael SoikEvidence Quote
“our slow but steady decision was to move away from that model of statecraft and to have a path toward power and influence that was denominated primarily by commercial power and free trade and then connected with that a network of alliances”
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China Expert Explains China’s Plan for Global Domination - And Its Biggest Weakness— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:55:00 AM
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