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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
The point I'm making is that you can't not be dependent on foreign markets unless you are isolationist.
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I have long believed in the argument that "We want to integrate possible bad actor/warmonger nations into the world economy. If their economy becomes dependent on international trade, then they will have too much to lose by going to war or otherwise stepping too far out of line."
This conflict is showing me the flipside of that approach. They become dependent on your trade. But you also become dependent on their trade.
Not sure where the right balance lies, but I'm certainly in a position to re-calibrate my thoughts.