The End of Innocence: How the Economy Became a Battlefield

This article examines the transformation of the global economy from a space of cooperation to a field of brutal political confrontation. The author focuses on the concept of weaponized interdependence, explaining how Russia has used financial and resource networks to exert pressure on the West and Ukraine. The text exposes the naivety of Western elites who believed that trade would prevent armed conflict. Instead of stabilization, economic integration has become a trap in which gas and payment systems are used as weapons. The analysis covers the evolution of Russian kleptocracy, the instrumentalization of sovereign debt, and the epistemic moment in understanding financial security. This is a critical look at the end of the era of market neutrality and the beginning of a total systemic clash, where infrastructure becomes the frontline of the struggle for sovereignty.