The Midweek Update - Trump Just Destroyed Britain's 300-Year Stranglehold on Global Trade - March 4, 2026
Trump called Britain "uncooperative,"
dismantled Lloyd's three-century grip on the Strait of Hormuz, and inherited a
united Gulf alliance — all in 72 hours. This is what the end of empire looks
like.
UK DUMPED: Trump's Precision Strike on British Power
(12:41)
In this Wednesday update, Susan Kokinda argues that President Trump has
openly ruptured with the UK over Iran, base access, and broader British
policies on energy and immigration, while treating Germany under Chancellor
Friedrich Merz as a more reliable partner and moving to cut trade with Spain
over NATO and base issues. She says Britain blocked US use of Diego Garcia and
other RAF bases for initial strikes, prompting Trump’s public criticism.
Kokinda frames Lloyd’s of London’s decision to cancel war-risk coverage for
Gulf shipping as a weapon of British imperial power, and highlights Trump’s
response: directing the US Development Finance Corporation to provide political
risk insurance and putting the Navy on notice to escort tankers through the
Strait of Hormuz. She adds that Iranian strikes on Gulf neighbors pushed GCC
states into condemning Iran and aligning more closely with the US.
00:00 The Midweek Update - DISMANTLED: The 300-Year Empire Trump Just Ended -
March 4, 2026
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Is Over
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Global Trade
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