Neomercantilism emphasizes resilience, supply chain diversification, and greater independence from global systems, but these benefits all come with increased costs and friction compared to the efficiency-driven globalization of the prior era.
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Dan YerginEvidence Quote
“a neo-mercantilist world is not a world of greater efficiency, but it's a world of uh greater costs as well as friction and unintended consequences”
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Dan Yergin: How War Is Reshaping the Energy Map, and the Race to Power AI— Bridgewater AssociatesCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:02:36 PM
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