This is the sleeper threat to U.S. and Western security. The more the West leverages sanctions to force countries to comply with its foreign policy imperatives, the stronger these counter-efforts will become. The current model essentially proves to other nations that they cannot maintain an independent foreign policy while participating in the post-Bretton Woods global economy.

Once the world pivots away from the dollar and the basket of Western currencies, the glue holding countries to a Western/liberal model will erode, with significant ramifications for global stability.

This is the sleeper threat to U.S. and Western security. The more the West leverages sanctions to force countries to comply with its foreign policy imperatives, the stronger these counter-efforts will become. The current model essentially proves to other nations that they cannot maintain an independent foreign policy while participating in the post-Bretton Woods global economy.

Once the world pivots away from the dollar and the basket of Western currencies, the glue holding countries to a Western/liberal model will erode, with significant ramifications for global stability.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/putin-world-economy-bloc-brics-summit