US prefers to work with dictatorships when nation building isn't the priority in those countries because they are easier to control. But countries like India are more important to build alliances with.
Islamic fundamentalism morphed from rebellion to terrorism due to the Americans and Pakistanis. It was only after America did it that the Iranians followed. Hezbollah was created in 1982 and Hamas in 1987. Al Queda in 1988. The US set the precedent.
My PoV is from the perspective of the Third World, so it supports neither the West nor Russia/China combine. To the TW, Russia is important due to their ability to control prices of oil and their significant domination of the food industry, including the supply of potash and fertilisers. And for a few more, their cheaper military equipment is also important. For India, there's the technology angle as well. Whereas the US is financially important to the TW, for both civilian tech and market access. So, if both fight, it hurts the TW. Isolating Russia financially is a bigger blow to the TW than to Russia itself. Because the Russians will still sell their stuff, but their stuff will end up pricier as it transitions through other markets, like China or India, to the TW.
This war likely has already killed more people in the TW by now than in Ukraine. The issue is the West doesn't give two sh!ts about the TW. We could die in the millions and it won't change anything for them. If Americans are complaining about gas prices, then you can imagine how bad it is elsewhere. And it gets worse then the West forces the TW to implement their Russian policies while ignoring the severe detriment to their own economies. It's already very bad post-pandemic, the West has made it worse with their antics in Ukraine, and now and they want to make it even worse than it already is. So, to the TW, the West is now the bad guys. We are basically no different from minor dependents being abused by adults.
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