Firing top military commander during an ongoing war!
When was the last time a major power fired its top military commander during an ongoing war?
That’s pressure.
And when did a U.S. President like Donald Trump suggest war commitments could constrain welfare like Medicare and Medicaid?
That’s stress.
What It Shows
For decades, the U.S. ran an unlimited balance sheet, backed by dollar dominance.
War, deficits, crises—everything was absorbable.
Not anymore.
The Shift
De-dollarisation is chipping away at that privilege.
Power is dispersing toward a multipolar world—Bharat, China, Russia, West Asia.
Bottom Line:
When a hegemon starts choosing between:
War vs Welfare
Global power vs Domestic stability
…it’s no longer operating from strength. Its decaying.
