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Julian Zelizer: Cato report says U.S. allies are free riding on efforts of "Uncle Sucker" He says Cato's Justin Logan argues that the way to bolster our alliances is to create uncertainty about our commitment to them.
Zelizer says the idea is penny wise but pound foolish.
He says it would incentivize allies in good standing to look beyond Washington for security, while encouraging our enemies to cross red lines.
Julian Zelizer: Global leadership is costly, but it affords U.S. tools to reshape the world in a way aligned with our interests.
He says the benefits to the United States are manifold, from dollar as a global reserve currency to trade liberalization, to decolonization.
Zelizer says the implications of Logan’s argument most directly echo the nationalist-MAGA right.
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