Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too
https://www.wired.com/story/us-trade-dominance-will-begin-to-crack/#intcid=_wired-verso-hp-trending_c94ce002-5c1d-4a68-8fcc-0f5f0c4052e6_popular4-2
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This Wired analysis highlights a significant shift in global trade dynamics. As we move into 2026, the long-standing U.S. trade dominance is showing visible cracks, driven by decentralized supply chains and new regional alliances.
We seem to be transitioning away from a dollar-centric model toward a more fragmented, multi-polar economy. The real question is whether this is a temporary dip or a fundamental restructuring of global commerce.
I’m curious to hear your thoughts—is U.S. trade still too integrated to fail, or is the era of unipolar trade dominance officially behind us?
Reads like a manifesto, with the writer not having deep understanding of geopolitics.
Nobody wants a trade war with America as it is the top market by a long shot. Americans pay a lot more for products compared to other nations. Lots of countries were/are still exploiting zero tariff policy while trying to protect their own economies.
If the tariffs are removed tomorrow, all the sellers will move back to America as the margins are much better.
Countries can target the Crown Jewels (Big Tech) to try to negotiate better deals but there is a chance that big tech might actually walk away and that can be bad too. This basically means dropped support/services if the country is very small and thus isn’t economically feasible/viable. For bigger countries, they can take away investments, jobs etc. At best it’s a double edged sword and not a good option.
The current approach used by politicians of appeasing Trump and “giving in” while delaying any meaningful change to basically run out the clock for his presidency is the best approach.