Why do countries seek ties with others?

No country is as advanced as Iceland when it comes to knowledge and tech. That’s why countries form unions and partnerships to enhance their livelihoods and develop plans together. Many nations rely on others for loans, help with infrastructure, and technology. There’s always a struggle for power and maintaining balance, but something's been bugging me and I wanna hear your thoughts. I’ve noticed that every country seems to want a relationship with the USA, but no matter how tight that bond is, no country really learns what gives America its edge. What’s the deal with that?

You're very correct, many countries want to build strong relationship with the U.S.A,  it's not because you're hiding the secret of their development is just because they have many structural opportunities that can't not be copied by any other country, their economy system is one of the biggest economy system in the world eg stable education and many more, they also trade in dollars while other countries around the world reserve dollar.

Actually the exact opposite has been happening at least in the past 20 years. Countries have been trying to de-Americanize and distance themselves from the USA because they know very well that it is the worst system in the world. I'd say it mainly started with the 2008 collapse which showed the world how corrupt the economic system in the US is and the aftermath when nothing changed and the corruption continued it made the world realize that they needed a way to distance themselves from the USA... That is exactly why Bitcoin was invented during the same time when that corruption was becoming apparent and the necessity of de-Americanization and de-dollarization was becoming clearer than ever. However, the US regime being the solo power in the unipolar world after the fall of USSR has been trying to do everything in its power to slow that process down and postpone it as long as they could. Today we are seeing that those attempts have failed and de-dollarization and de-Americanization is at its highest rate across the globe.

In this day and age, we all know that strong countries are often approached by other nations to establish good relationships, hence the formation of alliances. And when disasters strike, other countries offer assistance to their fellow nations, especially to neighboring countries that are their friends. Therefore, I believe no country can say that it doesn't need other countries. In other words, when many other nations are friends with our country, it's a good sign that they can help our economy because they can invest here. But if they know that our country's leader is corrupt, then surely no one will cooperate with us.

No successful nation will reveal the secret of its success. They always want to be the master while others become slaves. None of these powerful nations will expose the technology behind some of its products since they want you to keep relying on them for such. China have been able to learn from the US and grow its local technology. Instead of relying on the US, China has been able to copy from the US and come up with cheaper and effective replicas of American products. China also extended its partnership to countries like Russia, North Korea and Iran that have also developed homegrown technology due to sanctions.     Any country that wants to be successful must look inward and develop indigenous technology. It's not wrong to learn from others; local technology makes your products unique.

it is actually something related to the world turning into a single polar system and the U.S. becoming the commander of the world. We see American propaganda everywhere. And the real question if there’s really some kind of secret at all or not maybe secret is just part of their own propaganda. Isn’t that possible?

America is considered the dominant world power, so it is normal for many countries to want to have a relationship with them in other to enjoy some benefits from them. About what makes them more better than other countries, the reasons are not so far fetched. They have a very good economy, better than the economy of most countries, they have a very good military, among the best in the world, and they are technologically advanced and have a huge influence over many other countries. They excel in all these areas, and that has earned them a high rating.

First of all, you must understand that the United States of America currently is the world super power following its global economy dominance and possing most tactical and Influential world military aids. So they are attracted by most vulnerable countries through geopolitical alliances for economy and military assistance. So the US had been so versatile in providing foreign aids across nations. So likely, it is not that America is better than every other countries rather, they have geopolitical dominance over every other countries. Don't forget China is rival to the US in terms like this categories.

When you think of stuff like that you should also consider that in terms of personal relationship, people are easily attached to someone that is more valuable than themselves and even though they might become close to such persons, it is usually impossible for such relationship to lead to equality between the two parties. America was not built in a day and realistically, they went through their own issue and stood strong as a nation, took responsibility of their lives and fought through it all. what most nation that are looking as America as a giant nation do is not to learn from America but rather to run in search of comfort in the united state. Even if it is not possible for most third world countries to suddenly get to the level of America, if most of them are ready to pay the price, they will at least get better than the way most of them are, currently.

Yea, countries wants to be close to the US because they're the world power and their currency is the world reserve currency in the past. However, with the unfriendly manners and ways to extort these nations coming close to the US has made majority of them turn their back on the US because they have seen that the US is also in a mess like them. They're currently, looking for how to survive on their own without the US which is why we have the BRICS.

Many countries wants to have relationship with America not every countries. There are more countries that don’t want any relationship with America they don’t even want them in their business. America will not build a relationship with any country to give them the secret why they are a great nation (some countries will not agree with you that America is better than everyone). The essence of having a relationship with America is for trades, collaboration, Aids and support and more but not to get any secret that will be a dubious relationship.

There are several traits that made USA rich but there are a few that would still keep it rich and secure. I don't want to talk about the history of how it got rich but it's control on the world's money, its influence and most importantly its secure position in the north America with a good distance away from major superpowers and no immediate enemy on its border makes it one of the secure nation. The advantage it gets through USD is said to be vulnerable with new emerging nations which could be a threat to its economic dominance but its strategic and military dominance would remain for almost all of the century unless it goes through an internal civil war and partitions or disintegrate.

This is correct, Bitcoin came as a sharp response to the abuse of trust and corruption demonstrated by the US government. Bitcoin promises to abolish centralization of power with a trustleas monetary system and remove dependence on dollar and American continual dominance on global economy. We've seen it today in the form of sanctions which the US government impose on countries who seek to decouple from America, countries who joined BRICS were always met with these sanctions and increased tariff on their exports, while opening provisions for the companies exporting products from those countries to start production in the US but most of them are actively seeking other alternative markets for their products.

To be realistic to you no country can be like America in terms of knowledge, technology, wealth as well, though I could be wrong as there are other countries that are rich as well but what makes me like America is that; before they implement or make any changes they would certainly make provision for it, I mean there is always an alternate to what they had in their budget. I can take an instance to our country, they don't learn good things from the Americans, our politicians do not want to grow to gether certain steps where the country could be like that of the Americans. And let me tell you one thing for free, the betterment of any nation today depends on theirs rulers or leadership in the country otherwise, when bribing and corruption, racism and or tribalism, greed and self interest are being eliminate then there are us every possibility to be like that Americans. Before American set a laws, they would first check the concept if it would affecting their nation, and before they taxed her citizens you would see them creating more jobs for her citizens and also increase civil servants salary where they could live comfortably with their children and also love once as well.

Because until now the US is still a benchmark in various matters including for economic affairs, it's just that I think that for now the US is actually not too favored because the fact that there are currently several new blocs that are becoming centers including for China clearly shows that US dominance is actually loosening compared to before which is an opportunity for several developing countries to take a stand and see which benefits will be greater. Even though the US is currently still a superpower, there are not a few blunders they have made, especially with some policies that make them less favorable for now. This year, for example, when there was so much drama with Trump that although many still respect what the US is doing, it cannot be denied that the opposition is always there and even bigger than before.

Jesus Christ that was painful to read and started off completely incoherent. It's barely possible to make sense of what your saying but there is a semblance of something to extract from the last two sentences. America has for decades been the richest nation in the world, which allowed it to dominate and carve beneficial trade agreements. It aimed to spread democracy (even if many attempts were flawed) and free markets with that power, without the heavy handed bullying type of president seen today. Through that economic advantage and open nature it also spread its culture. Ultimately it is most effective because Americans are overworked, with minimal holidays and poor universal health coverage.

If we want to begin to go deeper into how America, that is the U.S precisely, dominants the world in both military, weapons, technology, economy and other aspects, we should have to look back to the history of wars it fought, the sacrifices it made and how it came to claim that spot through superior trades and contracts. The question is how many wars have your country fought inorder to be free and economically sound. What do your country do to better the life's of citizens and that includes the macro and micro economics of the country?

A country is an abstract concept. Its borders are drawn by people, there is no such thing on a physical map. The fact that countries need each other is actually that people need each other. People compete with each other and influence each other in order to do better. This is called civilization. The fact that countries generally cooperate with the US is also because people from all nations come together to form the pinnacle of this civilization. People who are skilled in their fields and do their jobs well tend to gather in that country. In the past, it was another country; in the future, it may be another country. Ultimately, people want to live in places where they have rights and can do their jobs properly. This country varies depending on the era, but fundamentally, people's basic desires remain the same.

The American system drives on true democracy and rule of law. The Democratic system of the American government defines the need for people to recognize The voice of the populace and how they should be represented in Parliament, the American system will make you understand that the country is the land of the free, you can grow from zero to hero if you apply competence and diligent in your hard work. Every sector of the country and institutions are working perfectly because that is the strength to which they strive.  Look at China and Russia for instance, you will see that there is a distinct difference in terms of leadership when compared to America, in China somebody can remain as the country's President for over a decade, same thing with Russia, this kind of setting cannot promote transparency in leadership, and this is why America stands tall in the committee of Nations because leaders come to serve and go, not to remain in power forever and ever.

America has established itself as the only world power upon the fall of the USSR and this has made almost every weak nation want to create a dependency alliance with the US in the expectation that they can through the technological and military power of the US be affected positively in their own developmental strides. However, that's not same interest from their ally, which I could understand why, because two captains can't drive one ship. And while the conditions for this relations has always being unequal, every American regime makes sure it remains that way, making any nations that wants to rise above them economically, and militarily termed as more of an enemy than a competitor. Example China, and in extension the BRICS.