When threats of tariffs, sanctions, and military invasions don’t work, soft power may keep your allies in line. Unfortunately, Trump doesn’t believe in soft power. As a result, he is busy destroying whatever reservoir of goodwill we have left with his chaos and random bellicosity.
When we reach a crisis and call for allied support, who will be left to listen to us? Israel? Hungary? El Salvador?
Even the worst wolf warriors in China aren’t that stupid.