The US Forges a Fragmented World: How Economic Nationalism Shatters Global Trade

The post-WWII WTO-centric system is collapsing under the weight of aggressive US economic nationalism, triggering a rapid transition to a fragmented, multipolar global order. As security and resilience replace efficiency as primary economic drivers, nations are weaponizing dependencies and forging bilateral alliances, fundamentally redefining the relationship between state power and market logic.