Gold, glory, and gunpowder. For centuries, the world ran on Mercantilism—an economic doctrine that built empires and sparked wars. But what if this seemingly ancient idea never really went away? In this episode, we travel back to an age of treasure fleets and trade monopolies, only to connect it to the seismic shifts in global trade that unfolded in 2025 and 2026. Is the ghost of Mercantilism haunting our modern world?

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