• eleijeep@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    Geo-politics and global trade is not a zero-sum game. In fact trade is one of the earliest and most prevalent examples of a non-zero sum game that benefits all parties and creates the environment necessary for long-term peaceful relations.

    • 🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.works
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      15 hours ago

      It can create the environment, but doesn’t make it inevitable. People still do boneheaded moves for more money or power. Russia did invaded Ukraine because it thought trade dependencies would rule out sanctions and counteractions.