U.S. and allies must expand their circle of friends

Challenge of supporting global order has to be shared more widely

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an IPEF event in California in November: Forging an expanded coalition will require the U.S. to change its leadership style. © Reuters

Masafumi Ishii is a special adjunct professor with the faculty of law of Gakushuin University in Tokyo and previously served as Japan's ambassador to NATO. Brad Glosserman is deputy director of Tama University's Center for Rule-Making Strategies in Tokyo and a visiting professor there. He is also the author of "Peak Japan: The End of Great Ambitions."

The biggest challenge that the U.S. faces in its foreign and security policies is not posed by adversaries seeking to rewrite the global order, but rather lies in the way that Washington responds to such threats and how it engages and mobilizes allies and partners to help.

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