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Major difference: neither Sweden nor Germany are the ocean police the US is. Global trade is basically guaranteed by the US Navy. Vacuum of power in the seas m
by bassman9000 5y ago
Major difference: neither Sweden nor Germany are the ocean police the US is. Global trade is basically guaranteed by the US Navy.
Vacuum of power in the seas means severe commerce disruption, which means isolation and autocracy for many countries. And war. The US is big in terms of land, water, and people. Not so much many other countries, including European ones.