Some people overestimate the influence of the US. Maybe because the US has quite an influence over Japan and Europe. You need to realize the US is not the world and the world doesn’t care what the US institutions think or do.
The US is not (anymore?) the center of the world attention. In a way, it's just that more countries "open their eyes" on the impact the US has on many countries. For instance, the US is an "ally" of France, but does a lot of damage to the French economy, on purpose.
