sustainability

Of the key components leading to a country’s sustainability, I believe that dependable trade partners and flow are the most important.  If a country suddenly loses a previously dependable trade partner that it has become reliant on, then the consequences are both severe and far stretching.  Not only is the company producing the product being traded is effected, but all of the companies involved further down the production chain are hurt.  If paper is the product being traded, not only will that paper company fail, but logging and transportation companies will be hurt also.  The United Nations puts trade embargos on countries it is trying to punish because the United Nations understands how critical trade is to the sustainability of a country.  Overall, there are very few countries strong enough to be sustainable in the wake of losing major trade partners.

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