The biggest geopolitical concern is 2026 is that, faced with a hammering in the November midterms, Trump will double down on his already authoritarian policies. Bombing Venezuela at the very start of the year is a very worrying sign of his intentions. War and domestic repression ...
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especially of immigrants, go hand in hand.
Moreover, unwittingly or not, it also provides justification ex post to Putin wrt Ukraine and ex ante to China wrt Taiwan. The holder of the FIFA peace prize and declared opponent of forever wars makes international armed conflict all the more likely.
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