The G7 at its peak accounted for just under 70% of global GDP, but now accounts for only 47% of global GDP, meaning the G7 countries have only gotten richer in absolute terms but their share of global GDP is dropping like a stone—this is called success but the West was not ready for it.
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Steven CodkinEvidence Quote
“That's called success. There's no other word for that. Somehow, however, as I said, we were not ready for this success.”
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Stephen Kotkin: Sphere of Influence I - The Gift of Geopolitics: How Worlds are Made, and Unmade— IWMViennaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:14:33 PM
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