Increased power, perhaps counterintuitively, appears to breed increased fear of weaker competitors. This can trigger preventive action such as foreign interventions that, to outsiders, may look illogical.
Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday clearly showed the increasing dissociation between U.S. president’s words and reality.
If the United States continues to indulge in ... power and military might ... and ignores the rule of law and the alliance system that have made [it] great, then that power and might will eventually slip through its fingers.