How Israel’s exit from US aid signals wider decline in Washington’s alliances

A Chinese international relations analyst, Zhu Zhaoyi, executive director of the Institute of Middle East Studies at Peking University HSBC Business School, argues that Israel's efforts to phase out American military aid indicate a decline in US alliances. This trend, according to Zhu's commentary published on Monday, is driven by Washington's "America first" stance, fueled by rising financial pressures. This approach necessitates that US allies take on greater responsibility for their own security costs. The commentary was published by the Greater Bay Area Review, a social media account launched by the Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai (IIA) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and the Centre for China Studies (CCS) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.