It's ridiculous to consider Canada or Mexico (or if we extend this farther, the EU and Japan) "vassal states". All of these countries participate in the US Capi

It's ridiculous to consider Canada or Mexico (or if we extend this farther, the EU and Japan) "vassal states". All of these countries participate in the US Capitalist regime willingly because they get rich too. By your standard, do any of the considered "major alternative powers" (China or Russia) have allies?