Der protektionistische Irrtum macht Expansionskriege attraktiver

Submission statement: Trump has set the United States against type. For years, the United States and North America were always seen as the most open of all the major global economies. China and Russia both view international trade as a zero-sum game not just for prestige and influence, but as a vital pillar of national security.

Economic nationalists view the world in zero-sum terms, hence why they are more likely to employ economic and even military coercion in order to secure resources rather than do so through diplomacy and normal business mechanisms. Trump’s 19th century style is far more familiar in Beijing or Moscow than in Washington, Ottawa, or Brussels.