US Sanctions: Now Even the IMF Says America is Shooting Itself in the Foot
RT reports that Brazilian economist Paulo Nogueira Batista, a former IMF executive director, believes the U.S. weaponization of the dollar through sanctions is pushing other nations to de-dollarize. (How many times do we have to hear this before it sinks in?) This isn't groundbreaking news; economists have warned about the self-inflicted wounds of unilateral economic warfare for years. The
mainstream financial press, however, largely frames sanctions as a robust, necessary tool, rarely highlighting the long-term erosion of trust in the very system America built. While Washington continues to cut off countries from SWIFT on a whim, or seize assets like those of Afghanistan and Russia, the world watches. And learns. Countries like China and India are actively seeking alternatives, not
out of malice, but out of self-preservation. One might wonder if the architects of these policies are genuinely confused when nations seek financial sovereignty, or if they simply don't care, prioritizing short-term geopolitical leverage over the dollar's enduring dominance.