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Those two countries aren't on the verge of taking away the economic and technological dominance away from the US. Therefore psychologically and in terms of US
by corethree 3y ago
Those two countries aren't on the verge of taking away the economic and technological dominance away from the US.
Therefore psychologically and in terms of US foreign policy, those countries are more allied to the US then China.
It's not black and white. It lives on a gradient.
- pphysch 3y agoYou are either in an alliance, or you are not. You are either an ally, or you are not. It is a binary classification. The entire point of formal alliances is that they are sworn, binding guarantees that can be relied on, not wishy-washy resolutions.
- corethree 3y agoYour just using the word alliance to define your reality. Think about it. It's the other way around. Reality is not defined by the word alliance, clearly there exists a gradient of countries who are more friendly than others. Stick with the intention of the word by the person using it not the absolutist pedantic definition.
- whats_a_quasar 3y agoI actually mostly agree with you! Ally has a formal meaning and usually means a mutual defense pact. I was using "ally" informally, to refer to countries that are roughly in the U.S. camp.