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Proposed tariffs (10% minimum on imports, up to 60% on some goods) could severely disrupt Western economic cooperation. Combined with potential NATO withdrawal and intelligence sharing with Russia, this represents a critical challenge to post-WWII alliances.

The Western alliance system relies on three pillars: shared security, economic integration, and mutual trust. Dismantling these could trigger a major realignment of global power dynamics, fundamentally altering the international order established after WWII.