The US still has allies everywhere with access and bases and global power, which is a main difference between China and the US, but the US 'used to' have this—the language shift indicates the alliance network is no longer 'very solid' as it once was.
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Matthias MatthijsEvidence Quote
“the United States has allies everywhere, right? And it has access, it has bases, it has global power. Or at least it used to.”
Source
Nathalie Tocci and Matthias Matthijs: Are Europe and the United States Finally Heading For Divorce?— Foreign AffairsCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:08:35 PM
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