Global Trade at a Crossroads: Tariffs, Turmoil, and Trajectory (2025-2026)
https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/d0af7663-060f-45cb-b8ba-98c8cbe50d29?artifactId=7f050e8a-5bf6-41de-98e0-4f035b34ce17 Introduction The mid-2020s have witnessed an upheaval in the global trading system unlike any in recent memory. A cascade of protectionist tariffs, geopolitical conflicts, and economic power plays has reshaped trade flows across every continent. From South America’s political strife (the long-running Venezuelan crisis and potential regime-change scenarios in Colombia and Mexico) to a shock “Greenland scenario” threatening the transatlantic alliance, and from tariff wars that span the U.S., China, EU, India, and Africa to emerging new trade blocs, the world finds itself in uncharted territory. The ripple effects of these events are transforming global commerce – not merely from a U.S.-centered view, but in a truly worldwide sense. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of global trade and geopolitics, incorporating recent dat...