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Zion begins by clarifying that the current bipartisan policy framework—often equated with globalization and the international alliance structures established post-World War II—has been instrumental in shaping U.S. foreign relations. Central to this framework is the prevention of any singular power within the Eastern Hemisphere from achieving enough military strength to threaten the United States in its own hemisphere. This interventionist approach, largely a product of the Cold War strategies, is now under reconsideration amid changing political tides.