The Alliances of Indifference As the US midterms unfold, a more significant development is taking shape: countries are forming new alliances driven by self preservation rather than grand strategy or great power politics.
This trend is not unique to the current moment; history shows that when a superpower becomes increasingly erratic or isolationist, its traditional allies often hedge their bets.
The US itself has seen this happen before, during George H. W. Bush's presidency, which faced a similar situation with Saddam Hussein's Iraq war.