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Globalism 2.0 Episode 7:  The Post Ukraine World

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In this episode, we look out into the distant future (1 year) and test a few possible scenarios that may

  • 1. Post Ukraine World. Potemkin Putin or Angry Wounded Bear?  Russia may force a regime change in Kiev,  but the fighting will continue .  One possible scenario is that Russia will be broke, Ukraine butchered – and the rest of Eastern Europe on high alert.
  • 2. China Russia, and a World United. Everyone is terrified of a potential Russia-China axis, but when China says “Russia is a strategic partner” –  it’s China’s strategy.  Big talk, but so far Russia has gotten more support from the GOP’s Putin wing than they have from Xi.   China’s strategy includes grain, energy, pipes, and access for BRI projects.
  • 3. Statist battle: How many Big Macs equal a T-14?  Official sanctions were quick, unified, severe – but expected.   But the embargo and departure of western suppliers (where the Russian population knows very little about the war).  Not just dual use technology -  beloved soft-power brands like McDonalds, Coke ,  Apple and lots more are publicly moving out of Russia.  And then of course, there’s SWIFT.
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    Globalism 2.0By globalism2 / Andrew Hupert