{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreiad2ker2fs75gx3cvcuy7jlupkd3wyxfy3dbuy4of7omzcxatsx4i",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:ypiebsx75hlnecumpsz6xr3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3megbbihzpcu2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreicedyjnooyp4uax7uoxoubc7ikkxc5owmqht6iyyqe2mokakyp22u"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 342847
  },
  "path": "/articles/commentary/the-great-rebalancing-how-europe-chose-dependence-over-resilience/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T07:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://europeanconservative.com",
  "tags": [
    "COMMENTARY",
    "China",
    "climate change",
    "economic viability",
    "energy dependence",
    "Europe",
    "industry",
    "Javier Benegas",
    "supply chains"
  ],
  "textContent": "Decline is not an act of nature. Civilisations lose influence when they abandon the principles that once sustained them—initiative, productive investment, innovation and a belief that the future can be better than the present.",
  "title": "The Great Rebalancing: How Europe Chose Dependence Over Resilience"
}