Hell, I'd love to see how long USA would survive without being able to invade and destabilise countries to steal their resources and manipulate market prices. No amount of trading can save you if your economy is based on the idea of infinite resources and growth.
See how long any given capitalist country survives being completely isolated. In fact, I've found some research on the subject you can check out here.
Hell, I'd love to see how long USA would survive without being able to invade and destabilise countries to steal their resources and manipulate market prices. No amount of trading can save you if your economy is based on the idea of infinite resources and growth.