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Today's geopolitical landscape is defined by multiple interlocking alliances. The U.S. is on shaky ground, with an approaching military budget of nearly $1 trillion and a reliance on sanctions that increasingly embroil both allies and adversaries alike. The rise of military technologies and an interconnected global economy have made conflicts easier to escalate.
As military readiness increases—evident in countries like Japan and Australia taking more aggressive stances—so does the normalization of high-tension rhetoric. What once served as deterrence may become the very tools that lead to a catastrophic miscalculation.