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The Xerxes Effect: Tariff Alliances without USA


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Trump's tariff invasion is backfiring. Nations are forming powerful new alliances at breakneck speed that exclude America completely.

Just as Xerxes' invasion united formerly warring Greek states in 480 BCE, Trump's economic aggression is forcing countries into defensive blocs that are rapidly becoming self-sufficient powerhouses.

The WTO just reported global trade will shrink 1.5% this year with catastrophic 10% drops in North American trade. Meanwhile, regional technology ecosystems are splitting apart worldwide.

Will America be left isolated as the world reorganizes without us?

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Episode produced by ElevenLabs and William R. Dodson

Music: Gifts of Stars Act II, by Lloyd_Rodgers (Creative Commons License)



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