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Imagine sharing a local market with a rival supplier. Then a megalomaniac takes over their firm. He treats customers like dirt, changes terms daily, and threatens to destroy anyone who leaves. Naturally, his clients jump ship to you. He then threatens you, driving his very last buyers into your arms. Soon he'll go bust, blaming everyone else. That is America right now. And you are the EU.

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Imagine sharing a local market with a rival supplier. Then a megalomaniac takes over their firm. He treats customers like dirt, changes terms daily, and threatens to destroy anyone who leaves. Naturally, his clients jump ship to you. He then threatens you, driving his very last buyers into your arms. Soon he'll go bust, blaming everyone else. That is America right now. And you are the EU.

#USPolitics #EUPolitics #Geopolitics #EuropeanUnion #GlobalTrade #TradeWars #Economy #USA #EU

Imagine sharing a local market with a rival supplier. Then a megalomaniac takes over their firm. He treats customers like dirt, changes terms daily, and threatens to destroy anyone who leaves. Naturally, his clients jump ship to you. He then threatens you, driving his very last buyers into your arms. Soon he'll go bust, blaming everyone else. That is America right now. And you are the EU.

#USPolitics #EUPolitics #Geopolitics #EuropeanUnion #GlobalTrade #TradeWars #Economy #USA #EU

Imagine sharing a local market with a rival supplier. Then a megalomaniac takes over their firm. He treats customers like dirt, changes terms daily, and threatens to destroy anyone who leaves. Naturally, his clients jump ship to you. He then threatens you, driving his very last buyers into your arms. Soon he'll go bust, blaming everyone else. That is America right now. And you are the EU.

#USPolitics #EUPolitics #Geopolitics #EuropeanUnion #GlobalTrade #TradeWars #Economy #USA #EU

Paul Krugman warns that a new geoeconomic era is emerging where nations weaponize global trade. His analysis of a tripartite world involving China, the US and the EU underscores vulnerabilities from deep interdependence, fueling demands for self-sufficiency that heighten conflict risks. This shift from cooperation to power plays offers critical lessons on economic resilience. Discover more in the article. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/economic-size-and-economic-power #GeoEconomics #GlobalTrade #EconomicPower

Paul Krugman warns that a new geoeconomic era is emerging where nations weaponize global trade. His analysis of a tripartite world involving China, the US and the EU underscores vulnerabilities from deep interdependence, fueling demands for self-sufficiency that heighten conflict risks. This shift from cooperation to power plays offers critical lessons on economic resilience. Discover more in the article. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/economic-size-and-economic-power #GeoEconomics #GlobalTrade #EconomicPower