Democracy is a political argument while decoupling is an economic argument.
If the US manages to economically isolate Russia and China, or even China alone, the US will maintain hegemony and ultimately crush China.
I don’t see that existential threat from Europe’s democracy. If Europe becomes that independent that it becomes a role model, then Russia and China can follow suit. They both can’t become full democracies now because the US would influence the elections to its advantage.
Democracy is a political argument while decoupling is an economic argument.
If the US manages to economically isolate Russia and China, or even China alone, the US will maintain hegemony and ultimately crush China.
I don’t see that existential threat from Europe’s democracy. If Europe becomes that independent that it becomes a role model, then Russia and China can follow suit. They both can’t become full democracies now because the US would influence the elections to its advantage.