En The space of a few weeks, the international economy and the main principles that structure it since the Second World War were upset.
Among the recent American flip-flops, we must cite the vote against support for Ukraine at the UN and the rapprochement with Russia, the threat of annexation of certain territories, the commitment of a tariff war, the dismissal of thousands of federal officials, the quasi-use of international aid, the beginning of massive expulsions and the abandonment of the fight against climate change.
The prospects for global political stability, which until then seemed positive, are now of the darkest.
In the United States, the recession threatens, which would inevitably shake the international economy. Mark Zandi, chief economist within Moody's, estimates that this case has a 60 % risk of occurring, and highlights the strangeness of an economic upheaval “Sawly provoked”. Europe and the United Kingdom have already taken tax measures which, recently, would have been considered radical: the European Commission proposed The Rearm Europe initiative While in Germany and the United Kingdom are forcing political agreements aimed at investing in defense.
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Source: Lemonde