The Shutdown Spiral: Inside America’s $15 Billion-a-Week Governance Crisis

This Americas Compass intelligence brief dissects the 2025 U.S. federal shutdown—a political standoff that triggered nationwide service disruptions, mass furloughs, regulatory paralysis, and an economic hit estimated at $15 billion per week. The report unpacks the structural weaknesses in America’s budgeting system, the escalating political polarization, vulnerabilities across public health, aviation, financial regulation, and the broader geopolitical consequences of perceived U.S. dysfunction. Essential for policymakers, economists, corporate strategists, and global risk analysts tracking the stability of the world’s largest economy.

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