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Poland has announced the discovery of its largest-ever hydrocarbon deposit in the Baltic Sea: 22 million tons of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas. While the find is geopolitically significant for CEE, it will have a limited macroeconomic impact on global markets.
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What ties both deals together (🇯🇵🇵🇭) is Trump’s ongoing campaign to weaponize trade policy for geopolitical ends. His team has fused tariffs, investment diplomacy, & security guarantees into a single toolkit aimed at reordering global supply chains & forcing allies to pick sides.
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Please, someone should forward this analysis to Brussels and the European capitals who still believe in the "free choice" between two system powers - China and America. The alignment with each of them has its price. The longer they wait, the higher the price with worse options.
Ishiba isn’t resigning because of bad poll numbers or party drama. He is resigning because he became the fall guy in a much bigger game, one where Japan’s entire economic strategy hit a wall, and the United States finally called its bluff. For years, Japan survived on a mix of…