I wrote a piece for @ipq.bsky.social on this analogy of the US as Rome and the EU as Constantinople a few weeks ago
https://ip-quarterly.com/en/why-europe-must-avoid-strategic-trap-post-american-world
https://ip-quarterly.com/en/why-europe-must-avoid-strategic-trap-post-american-world
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But your article rightly shifts the focus. Rather than seeking to replicate the hegemony, the EU would do better to invest & strengthen the international institutions. That, after all, is where it’s real strength and strategic leverage lies./