America’s war-based economy still strengthens its rivals — and Trump is accelerating this

For more than two decades, experience has shown a clear pattern: whenever the United States rushes into wars, it does not weaken its enemies as it expects. Instead, it often opens wide doors for them to grow, expand, and build influence. The question is no longer whether rival powers benefit from Washington’s constant wars.  The real question is: how much do these wars speed up America’s rivals economically and politically? Today, with Donald Trump returning to the center of global influence and using escalating rhetoric and threats — commercial, military, and geopolitical — Beijing increasingly views “Trump’s wars” as a rare strategic opportunity, not an existential threat. Wars drain Washington and disrupt its priorities Any major war or military confrontation […]