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by Eji1700 1050 days ago
Eh. It's more a correction caused by over globalization.

Too many theorists decided to claim that "no one would ever risk their economy!" and since it made lines go up globally everyone bought in. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and suddenly the hawks who'd been screaming about supply lines and logistics for years were taken more seriously.

You can't simultaneously threaten military/economic action and also rely on them for major resources. Not to mention how countries like China have essentially warped the market for goods around their artificially cheap labor, and the threat of losing that plus one of the largest markets in the world is severe.

Now granted, we could all still wind up in world war, but to me it looks like the standard stuff.