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The host uses this for a US posture oscillating between trust-building and coercion.
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strategic vacuum
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...at the moment it seems to be a bit of a strategic vacuum. They want to build trust, but at the same time, they..."
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"...at the moment it seems to be a bit of a strategic vacuum. They want to build trust, but at the same time, they..."
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"No, of course, all these leaders never appear in a vacuum. And there's, so I do see this being one of the consequences of..."
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"...also goes dark. And it doesn't just disappear and create a vacuum. It finds a way to flex its way into the next thing..."
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"...by the Mongols. And when the Mongols leave, it leaves a vacuum of great powers."
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"...the country. And after they destroyed the country, there's a power vacuum. And so, basically, Iran came in and tried to take over the..."
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