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Despite significant economic and military investments, the United States is struggling to maintain parity with China and Russia. While the U.S. remains bound by domestic polarization, bureaucratic inertia, and the geographic constraints of global deployment, its competitors are moving with greater agility.
China is rapidly expanding its navy and technological capabilities, aiming to challenge U.S. dominance in the Pacific. Simultaneously, Russia is leveraging its disruption of global energy markets and alliances with non-Western nations to circumvent Western sanctions.
The current dynamic suggests a shift away from a unipolar world order. The U.S. is not necessarily declining in absolute terms, but rather failing to accelerate at the same pace as its rivals, resulting in a relative loss of global influence. [100 words]
