> I find it difficult to justify The U.S. is the hegemon. It's going to use its weight to push people around, especially if it has a chance to push China aroun

> I find it difficult to justify The U.S. is the hegemon. It's going to use its weight to push people around, especially if it has a chance to push China around. It did. When the 2008 financial crisis happened, some Swiss banks were in crisis and the FBI managed to finally break through Swiss bank secrecy in exchange for bailout funds (for U.S. operations). Suddenly tons of Americans hiding money in Switzerland had to make "voluntary disclosures" and pay tax. That's what being a hegemon allows you to do.