Naive article from the Economist. Hostile de-globalisation is necessary for preservation of US supremacy, in exactly the same way hostile globalisation was nece

Naive article from the Economist. Hostile de-globalisation is necessary for preservation of US supremacy, in exactly the same way hostile globalisation was necessary for extending it in the first place. We should not forget that WW2 was a clear net benefit to the US, whereas all of its pre-war competitors (mainly UK, France) had their wealth and power attrited away by the conflict. Of course millions died during the conflict, but that was no concern to the winners, as they killed millions more in later wars in order preserve the fruits of victory. Today's Washington consensus - US political elites, along with the national security state and think tank / media amplifiers - embrace conflict and I suspect are confident that the third world war will deliver similar benefits to the second. They are probably right