Trade is a difficult idea for those who are interested in studying geopolitics. Over the lifetime of MFN I’ve come to appreciate that Sam is a pragmatist par excellence, a true solution provider. Essential for a trade operative. However, when one looks at the geopolitics of US autarky historically in relation to the rest of the world one quickly bumps up against the reasons for the US position re the GDP export/import realities of much of the rest of the world. Perry Anderson, Chossudovsky, Engdahl, Diana Johnstone, Blum, all from differing perspectives show us why the world is where it is today.
From this it looks like Britain's best trade partner in terms of complementarity could be Russia rather than the US or EU. Markets and materials including energy and foodstuffs. Britain's self sufficiency problems solved at a stroke.
Could be the right moment to look at this because US-EU sanctions are sparking an import substitution boom in Russia, supported by cheap credit for business investment. Growing trade surplus reducing Russia's export orientation, increasing industrial employment, incomes, profits and taxes paid. Putin can announce increased investment in public services and benefits like a social democrat!
This is so much like what many sought from Brexit the greatest benefit of a Russia trade deal at the moment could be that UK gets sanctioned too. Bound to attract interest so could be time to run some modelling on UK + Russia semi autarchic growth. ( Any political difficulties can always be finessed by saying we're building bridges towards peace and reconciliation.,)
Trade is a difficult idea for those who are interested in studying geopolitics. Over the lifetime of MFN I’ve come to appreciate that Sam is a pragmatist par excellence, a true solution provider. Essential for a trade operative. However, when one looks at the geopolitics of US autarky historically in relation to the rest of the world one quickly bumps up against the reasons for the US position re the GDP export/import realities of much of the rest of the world. Perry Anderson, Chossudovsky, Engdahl, Diana Johnstone, Blum, all from differing perspectives show us why the world is where it is today.
From this it looks like Britain's best trade partner in terms of complementarity could be Russia rather than the US or EU. Markets and materials including energy and foodstuffs. Britain's self sufficiency problems solved at a stroke.
Could be the right moment to look at this because US-EU sanctions are sparking an import substitution boom in Russia, supported by cheap credit for business investment. Growing trade surplus reducing Russia's export orientation, increasing industrial employment, incomes, profits and taxes paid. Putin can announce increased investment in public services and benefits like a social democrat!
This is so much like what many sought from Brexit the greatest benefit of a Russia trade deal at the moment could be that UK gets sanctioned too. Bound to attract interest so could be time to run some modelling on UK + Russia semi autarchic growth. ( Any political difficulties can always be finessed by saying we're building bridges towards peace and reconciliation.,)
Interesting the Gulf states are not in the authoritarian block. They are hardly paragons of democracy or personal freedom.