Allies or Rivals? America’s High-Stakes Tug-of-War Between Continents

A historic crossroads for the US and its allies

Jul 18, 2025

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As a new strategic competition between the US and Russia begins, profound changes are on the horizon for alliances, trade, and global integration.

Among the many key aspects, one is notably absent from the public discourse. That is, America’s ability to walk hand-in-hand with Europe and Asia, to hold two of the world’s most critical regions close to its chest as it has done for decades, is about to be tested like never before.

This was briefly covered, but requires further decoding, as it signals the new “limits” facing the world’s most powerful nation and once again proves that, in the current chapter of geopolitics, neutrality is becoming increasingly complex, if not impossible, for nations to maintain.