At the end of the second world war, the US had half the world's wealth and incomparable security and global reach. The government was well aware of the massive power imbalance, and intended to keep it that way. This intention was outlined in a major state paper of 1948 (PPS23). The author was the chair of the State Department policy planning staff, respected statesman and scholar George Kennan, a moderate dove. He noted that the central policy goal was to maintain the "position of disparity" that separated our enormous wealth from the poverty of others. To achieve that goal, he advised, "We should cease to talk about vague and … unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization," and must "deal in straight power concepts", not "hampered by idealistic slogans" about "altruism and world-benefaction."
By 1970, US share of world wealth had dropped to about 25%, roughly where it remains, still colossal but far below the end of the second world war.
Only way is down guys, suck it up.