the crumbling Western alliance, weakening cooperation , erode one's moral authority, gradually lose moral influence, vying for power, competing for control, overarching authority, highest, controlling power, repel the aggression, push back an attack, undermine one's moral credibility, weaken trust in one's values, hegemony, dominance or leadership over others, quell domestic unease, calm internal public dissatisfaction, rudderless, without direction or leadership, tax you to your eyeballs, tax very heavily, angst, deep anxiety or worry, cleave (verb), split apart, clobber over the head, hit or attack forcefully (literally or figuratively).

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