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Despite its colossal public debt and deep internal divisions, the United States maintains a posture of global dominance. This influence is exercised not through direct territorial conquest, but through military power (with bases around the world), strategic alliances such as NATO, economic sanctions that function as a geopolitical weapon, and a massive cultural and technological "soft power." The idea of "broken" refers to the fiscal and social crisis, contrasting with the country's ability to project power and shape the international order according to its interests.
