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The empire is doing everything it can to alienate its vassals into indipendent cities-states with their own alliances

Vassals who refuse to bend the knee tend to ... not live long. Often replaced by those who bend it properly.

Sounds like a cartoon world.

Realpolitik dictates that you don't start conflicts with all of your vassals for literally no reason

Satisfied?

You nailed it

Good point but not popular here.

It's old thinking that has been proven wrong multiple times... by America.

I think America is proving that?