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US hegemony is becoming a trap Washington cannot escape anymore

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What to know about US hegemony is becoming a trap Washington cannot escape anymore

This is the dangerous myth holding America hostage The United States is caught in a trap of its own making.

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What happened

This is the dangerous myth holding America hostage The United States is caught in a trap of its own making.

Why it matters

It wants to preserve its unique position in world politics, while at the same time freeing itself from the growing burden that this position imposes.

Common ground

Yet Washington hasn’t found any way to do so except by insisting, ever more loudly, on its own superiority so the result is that America clings more tightly to the very role it should have consciously begun to abandon long ago.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This article was first published by the Valdai Club and edited by the RT team.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the article was first published by the Valdai Club and edited/translated by the RT team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter John Lavelle (born February 28, 1961) is an American journalist and host of CrossTalk, a political talk show on the English-language TV channel RT, which is controlled by the Russian state. He i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lavelle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 August 2023, an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with ten people on board crashed near Kuzhenkino in Tver Oblast, approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) north of its departure point in Moscow. Amon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Wagner_Group_plane_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glenn Eric Andre Diesen (born 1979) is a Norwegian political scientist, political commentator and politician currently serving as a professor at the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Diesen
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Claim 2: “The US remains deeply connected to China economically”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, discuss the complex economic interdependence and competition between the US and China, confirming deep economic connections despite political tensions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An economic conflict between China and the United States has been ongoing since January 2018, when US president Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and other trade barriers on China with the aim of fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_trade_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has often accused the People's Republic of China (PRC) of unlawfully acquiring US military technology, classified information, personnel data, and trade secrets of US companies in or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_espionage_in_the_Unite…
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Claim 3: “At the center of that order stands the UN system and the institutions built after the Second World War.”
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Wikipedia and official UN sources confirm the UN's role in codifying principles of international relations and its structure as a primary international organization established post-WWII.
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web search NEUTRAL — The UN comprises six principal organizations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat and Trusteeship Council which, together with …
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about the main areas of the UN’s activities; how it makes a difference to the world’s people; and how every citizen can get involved and make a contribution.
https://www.un.org/en/
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web search NEUTRAL — The UN Charter codifies the major principles of international relations, from sovereign equality of States to the prohibition of the use of force in international relations.
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Claim 4: “China has also grown accustomed to the presence of significant American military forces near its borders.”
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The specific phrasing of this claim appears only in the RT article provided in the web search results. Other results discuss military drills but do not explicitly confirm the 'accustomed' nature of the presence in the same context.
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web search NEUTRAL — China is holding military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island's key areas, as a warning against "separatist forces". The army, navy, air force and rocket force have …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87l7xjp235o
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web search NEUTRAL — China has also grown accustomed to the presence of significant American military forces near its borders.The uncrewed naval vessel detonated near Constanta’s oil terminal, while more drones have been …
https://rurtnews.com/news/640755-dangerous-myth-holding-amer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Image forTravelex enters Latin American market with Tocumen Airport opening.
https://www.qatardutyfree.com/
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Claim 5: “for a century, the United States has been a central factor in global development and the great diplomatic game.”
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While the provided evidence is fragmented, the general historical role of the US in global diplomacy and development over the last century is a widely accepted historical fact supported by the State Department and general country descriptions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the most populous municipal corporations of the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and mu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States one-hundred-dollar bill (US$100) is a denomination of United States currency. The first United States Note with this value was issued in 1862, and the Federal Reserve Note version wa…
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Claim 6: “Beijing signals that it will respond seriously only when crises touch its immediate strategic environment.”
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Multiple strategic analysis sources discuss China's focus on its 'core interests' and its tendency to respond most aggressively to threats within its immediate strategic environment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 1, 2021 ... To do so, China appears to be pursuing a three-pronged medium-term strategy: maintaining a non-hostile external environment in order to focus on ...
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-china-is-responding-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 12, 2024 ... Although discussions related to perceived foreign hostile compressions and necessary strategic breakthroughs may at times be encouraged by ...
https://strategicspace.nbr.org/the-logic-and-grammar-of-expa…
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web search NEUTRAL — that it confronts a serious threat to its security and interests that if not terminated will require the use of military force. Page 12. 4. China Strategic ...
https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/stratperspecti…
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Claim 7: “US pressure on the global economy, together with the many sanctions imposed on Russia, has had a negative effect”
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Evidence is contradictory: one source states sanctions do not have a persistent negative effect on Russian firms, while another notes a significant decrease in importers and exporters, and the EU states the aim is to weaken the economy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moreover, there was a 16.6 % decrease in the number of importers (consignees) from the U.S. and a 11.6 % reduction in the number of Russian exporters trading ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016726812…
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web search NEUTRAL — The sanctions aim to weaken Russia's ability to finance the war and specifically target the political, military and economic elite responsible for the invasion.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/impact-sanct…
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web search NEUTRAL — Our empirical analyses indicate that sanctions do not have a persistent negative effect on the economic performance of Russian firms. We discuss the empirical ...
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID4433798_cod…
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Claim 8: “The latest example is the unprovoked attack by the US and Israel on Iran.”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries confirm the occurrence of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, specifically citing 'Operation Midnight Hammer' in June 2025 and 'Operation Roaring Lion' in February 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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