Europe and Japan are following similar paths of decline in global importance. ++ Both were once important US allies, but now internal crises and their increasing dependence on Chinese investment have weakened their positions, and they are now seen increasingly as liabilities. ++ If both Europe and Japan do not assemble coherent foreign policies, they will see themselves caught out of the loop
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The US needs to acknowledge the decline of its global power and form a strategy, rather than continue to willfully ignore the facts. ++ No US politician will dare broach the subject in the current political climate; this lack of discussion will leave the US unprepared, accelerate the process of waning global economic and political influence, and lead to dangerous aftershocks. ++ The US should
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