Not meaning making this geopolitical but seriously.... But I am from a global south nation, from our view for the past 60+ years after WW2, it is mostly a bunch of transatlantic western powers that utilised a mix of economic sanctions or invasions, to bring ruins and deaths all over the world. Most of the times it doesnt even bring any benefit to your populace. These military adventurism or economic wars does't speak an ounce of human rights or freedom, whatever values your nations like to preach about. Just a group of white nations toying and bombing poor nations into ruins, robbing their resources clean, coups and elite captures etc.
The part on US hegemony..to attract alliance partners to help shoulder the cost of empire, the hegemon must demonstrate that it has the capability and the resolve to go it alone with or without allies.
The US has just demonstrated that it has neither the capability nor the resolve to maintain its empire and just wants to buck-pass costs onto partners. Partners are pissed because all they signed up for was to free-ride.
“If the correct geopolitical strategy is for the U.S. to not be overextended and overcommitted to establishing a world empire, then this strategy cannot ever even be articulated or the retreat becomes a rout.”
-Peter Thiel
