Most alliances in history were not permanent or ideological but temporary and tactical, driven by shared interests; NATO is exceptional, not the rule, and people mistake the NATO model for how all alliances work when in fact most alliances of convenience have had serious strategic effects without lasting forever.
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“Americans have a bad habit of uh looking at their alliances namely NATO and assuming that that is how all alliances work when when in fact NATO is is much more the exception than the norm Mo most alliances in history were never considered to be permanent they were thought thought to be temporary and and tactical”
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'We’re Living In a Pre-War World. Great Power War Is No Longer Unthinkable.' | Ep. 49 Hal Brands— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:50:21 AM
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