The 'allied scale' strategy (EU, US, Canada, India, Japan creating a unified block against China) looks good on paper like think-tank output, but would fail in practice because China would easily peel off members through bilateral negotiations, even though the idea sounds strategically sound.
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Peter AlexanderEvidence Quote
“looks great on paper. It's exactly what you would expect to see come out of a think tank. The problem is China would welcome that and they'd say, Okay, because then what they'll do is they'll just play each other”
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:38:20 PM
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