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In a global landscape defined by fundamental anarchy, power consistently supersedes international law, leaving smaller nations to navigate a limited sovereignty dictated by the spheres of influence of superpowers. Some perspectives suggest that nuclear conflict may no longer be a binary of total armageddon, as tactical strikes against non-nuclear states could potentially occur without triggering global retaliation. This erosion of traditional red lines by one superpower often serves to normalize and justify the expansionist or interventionist ambitions of rivals like Russia and China. Ultimately, these viewpoints frame international relations as a calculated game of strategic dominance where "might makes right" and formal legal frameworks are increasingly treated as illusions.