The Second Great Depression broke America and Europe\u2019s control of the world markets and economy. The Western world shrank into itself and the symbols of its power faded away. The United Nations collapsed into a shouting match and NATO utterly failed to resist Russia\u2019s expansion. The great cities of the world burned to the fires of \u201cmostly peaceful protests,\u201d gang violence, and outright terrorism. Nations that had ruled the world in their turns fought to claw themselves out of the ruins of the economic disasters that brought them low. Those that navigated out the other side shed the rot that nearly destroyed them to make themselves stronger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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