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I want to talk to you today about power.Not the kind that sits on thrones or prints money or fires missiles.But the power that keeps us alive before we even get a chance to argue about politics or economics.We tend to measure power in strange ways:Who exports the most.Who imports the most.Whose currency is stronger.Who owns oil.Who manufactures chips.Who has the best passport.But underneath those measurements lies a much more interesting question:Power over what?Let’s start simple.If a country exports more than it imports, its currency becomes valuable.If it only imports, its currency collapses.The giver gains respect; the taker gains dependence.Basic