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Alliances built on shared values produce more cooperation than purely transactional ones.
Their wordsBecause U.S. alliances were based on shared values, not merely transactional interests, the level of cooperation was different.
Their wordsThese are all additions to the existing treaty that could have been added without the drama, anger and stupid memes, without Trump blustering about "deals" and without terrifying the inhabitants of Greenland.
Their wordsAnd I fear that the covert and overt influence campaigns will continue.
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