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JAPAN BREAKS WITH U.S. ALLIANCE: 70-Year PACT SHATTERS as Tokyo Chooses Independence | John Mearsheimer | 31 Minutes
In this episode, we examine one of the most consequential geopolitical shifts of the postwar era: Japan’s decision to break away from its long-standing alliance with the United States.
This is not a story about diplomacy or personalities. It is a structural analysis of power.
Through the lens of realism and great-power politics, this video dissects how alliances built on voluntary subordination eventually fail—not when challenged by enemies, but when the internal cost-benefit logic collapses. We explore why Japan recalculated the price of alignment, how economic gravity and security exposure reshaped Tokyo’s strategic choices, and what this decision signals about the future of U.S.-led alliance systems across Asia and Europe.
Key themes include:
Why alliances collapse when “the math stops working”
How economic dependence reshapes strategic loyalty
The limits of extended deterrence in an era of nuclear parity
Why neutrality can be safer than entanglement
The demonstration effect for U.S. allies worldwide
What Japan’s choice reveals about the erosion of hegemony


This is not breaking news commentary.
It is a high-level lecture on power, structure, and the quiet mechanics that reshape world order long before wars begin.
If you want to understand how global power actually shifts—without slogans, emotion, or propaganda—this episode is for you.
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