Bonus: More sanctions. We are going to reach a point where the countries and people sanctioned by the US is larger than those not. It will actually be an economic boon to be sanctioned.
In part it is already like this. Russia has grown since the sanctions and so did a few country that never applied them.
On the contrary a country like mine (italy) that applied the sanctions against Russia and Iran less than half heartedly (we historically have good relations with both) due to let’s call neighbourhood pressure has suffered from it.
Now, one could argue that our economy was problematic since the 80s, and I hear u, but shooting ourselves in the foot is not helping.
P.s. I hope that what I wrote is not a mess writing in a second language before morning coffee is tough. :)
Eating some good fish in a tavern near the sea enjoing my last night in croatia. Tomorrow I go back home and on Monday I start a new job for which I don’t feel really cut for but we will see.