Humans organise into groups and compete for territory and resources. The concept of free markets is an abstract one, useful for theorising but inaccurate in regards to the reality of human economic dynamics.
Take Iran- a nation with huge oil and gas wealth- since fossil fuels became strategic assets in the 20th century Iran has been repeatedly attacked by the west in order for the west to gain access to and use of Irans fossil fuel resources.. This involves deliberate subversion of Irans internal politics as occurred in the 1953 coup which was engineered by the CIA and MI6. It has involved sanction on Iran since 1979 and repeated military attacks, assassinations and sanctions of Irans government and trading options.
Free trade is a conceptual construct that overlooks human organisational realities.
Humans organise into groups and compete for territory and resources.
The concept of free markets is an abstract one, useful for theorising but inaccurate in regards to the reality of human economic dynamics.
Take Iran- a nation with huge oil and gas wealth- since fossil fuels became strategic assets in the 20th century Iran has been repeatedly attacked by the west in order for the west to gain access to and use of Irans fossil fuel resources.. This involves deliberate subversion of Irans internal politics as occurred in the 1953 coup which was engineered by the CIA and MI6. It has involved sanction on Iran since 1979 and repeated military attacks, assassinations and sanctions of Irans government and trading options.
Free trade is a conceptual construct that overlooks human organisational realities.