Friends or Just Interests - Couverture souple

Borello, Alfonso

 
9798309510412: Friends or Just Interests
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798309510412
Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Friends or Just Interests

Trade wars often emerge from a cocktail of economic ambition and national pride, but history has repeatedly demonstrated their high costs and low success rates. The interplay between economic isolation and arrogance frequently leads nations to escalate conflicts, assuming their economies can thrive independently. Yet, the reality of global interdependence exposes such assumptions as dangerously flawed.

To subdue the hubris that fuels trade wars, one must revisit the historical truth: they are rarely, if ever, victorious. From the 1930s Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act that deepened the Great Depression to the more recent U.S.-China trade war, the pattern remains consistent. Nations imposing protectionist measures often face retaliatory actions, disrupted supply chains, and unintended harm to domestic industries.

This essay explores the dual forces of arrogance and isolation that perpetuate trade conflicts, while highlighting pivotal moments in history when these conflicts failed. By understanding these lessons, we can question whether international relations are built on genuine friendship or mere convenience dictated by economic interests.

And don’t forget to love your neighbors.

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Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798309510412
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
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