President Donald Trump, who was elected the 47th President of the United States and ushered in the second term of the Trump administration, once again became the center of attention when he announced a global tariff policy in April 2025.
Until now, the world has been connected as a single market under the name of free trade, but with the tariff bomb launched by President Trump, borders have become barriers again, and sanctuaries have been justified.
The world has now transformed from a community of people growing together into a battleground for survival, where people compete to see who can survive longer.
In the process, some people reaped enormous economic benefits, while others had to bear the brunt of the pain.
Through the United States' reckless tariff policies and the Israel-Iran war, countries around the world are consistently pursuing policies of self-first, dreaming of deglobalization.

[The World Economic Crisis] seeks to explore the path we will take as the existing world order collapses and is reorganized.
It examines structural changes in the global economy, forecasts the future of financial markets, and delves into alternatives for sustainable growth.
The author, who has predicted international affairs faster and more accurately than anyone else and sought a path to the revival of the Republic of Korea, not only precisely analyzes and conveys global economic trends, but also offers insightful strategies to help individuals, businesses, and nations turn crises into opportunities amidst the tectonic shifts of the global economy.

The world economy has enjoyed remarkable prosperity since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, when the hegemonic war ended, and the wave of globalization has brought about remarkable prosperity.
But now, with the pace of productivity growth slowing and the population structure deteriorating, the era of abundance is coming to an end.
Accordingly, as the world economic pie rapidly shrank, a war for hegemony began as powerful countries such as the United States and China pursued policies of plundering the wealth of other countries in order to monopolize the shrinking pie.

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The Trump administration's second term is pursuing a strategy of shifting America's problems onto other countries in an attempt to simultaneously address class and generational inequality.
In short, they are trying to solve America's problems by stealing growth from other countries.
This could potentially increase distrust between countries, leading to a decline in trade and an overall decline in the global economy.
The U.S. economy will also inevitably take a major hit.
The more this happens, the more the Trump administration risks blaming foreign countries for America's economic problems and adopting even more risky and unconventional policies.

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While fostering manufacturing is crucial, from the U.S. perspective, manufacturing is a bygone industry.
In contrast, manufacturing remains an important growth engine for China, which is at a lower level of industrial development than the United States.
Therefore, while the United States incurs a kind of opportunity cost in fostering manufacturing, which has already weakened its competitiveness, China's fostering of its current manufacturing industry is more about investing in key industries, so even if both countries foster manufacturing equally, the economic burden on the United States is bound to be greater.

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Although there have been frequent wars in the Middle East, no country has ever directly attacked oil or natural gas facilities.
Attacking oil drilling facilities could turn the entire world into an enemy due to the global economic repercussions caused by the surge in oil prices, and could even threaten the existence of the opposing country, raising concerns about an escalation of the war.
But now that Israel has broken a long-standing unwritten rule and struck Iranian energy drilling facilities, the likelihood of future attacks on oil and natural gas drilling rigs has increased dramatically.
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Up until now, South Korea has been able to join the ranks of advanced countries because it has repeatedly overcome remarkable challenges that have surpassed previous stages of economic development.
However, the AI ​​revolution that began in late 2022 has given up on itself without even trying.
Considering the incredible miracles that have been accomplished in the past, whether in complete wasteland or dire crisis situations, the AI ​​revolution can certainly succeed.
I am confident that if we invest everything we have now, even to revive the economy, in future innovative industries like the AI ​​revolution, robotics, and biotechnology, we will be able to create a solid foundation for the Korean economy within a few years.

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