Extreme inequality and inflation, driven by debt and money printing, create widespread frustration. This frustration "summons" populist figures like Trump, who are seen as chaos agents to disrupt a rigged system, rather than being the root cause of the political anger themselves.
The aggressive, go-it-alone tactics of the 'America First' doctrine alienate both allies and adversaries. This pushes them to build alternative payment systems and trade alliances, speeding up the very de-dollarization and decline in U.S. influence that the strategy aims to prevent.
U.S. foreign policy actions against Venezuela and Iran are not primarily about democracy but are strategic moves to disrupt the flow of cheap, sanctioned oil to China. By controlling these sources, the U.S. can directly attack a key adversary's economic and military engine.
The push to acquire Greenland is a cold, strategic calculation. It's about gaining a military foothold in the Arctic to monitor Russia and China, controlling new shipping lanes, and securing vast deposits of rare earth elements to challenge China's dominance in the global tech supply chain.
By establishing the dollar as the world's reserve currency after WWII, the U.S. gained the unique power to run huge debts and print money. This effectively forced other countries holding and trading dollars to absorb the inflationary costs of U.S. spending, funding the 'American dream' at global expense.
The US's global power is eroding due to debt and inflation. Trump's aggressive foreign policy is not random; it's a high-risk strategy to press America's current advantage and re-establish dominance before rivals like China can take over. The only alternative is accepting a managed decline.