美国的干涉主义往往伴随着对朋友和盟友的批评，指责它们在面对诸如俄罗斯总统普京吞并克里米亚或中国在南中国海日益横行等全球性挑战时表现弱势和摇摆不定。
American interventionism has often been accompanied by criticism of friends and allies, who are depicted as weak and vacillating in the face of global challenges such as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea or China’s increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea.