And that would be why NASA issued a ton of contracts to SpaceX. Contrary to popular belief around here, NASA isn't dumb.
That goes for Europe as well. SpaceX’s Falcon and Falcon Heavy are basically the West’s only launch platform of note at present.
The Europeans are getting their space launch facilities and rockets in Scotland up to snuff. But it will be a few years yet until they are ready.
Japan and India are minor players in the commercial space business.