Geopolitical Economy Report

6 days ago | geopoliticaleconomy.com | Radhika Desai

Donald Trump lashed out at Vladimir Putin, warning that the Russian president is “playing with fire”, because the United States has been unable to end the Ukraine war on its own terms. To discuss in this episode of Geopolitical Economy Hour, host Radhika Desai is joined by political scientist Richard Sakwa, an expert on Russia and Ukraine. You can find more episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour here.

1 week ago | geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton

Support for genocide, mass murder, and ethnic cleansing is widespread in Israel. Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted that his country is waging a “war of extermination: the indiscriminate, unrestrained, cruel, and criminal killing of civilians”. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Israelis want to expel Palestinians from Gaza, and roughly half want to kill every single man, woman, and child in the besieged strip.

2 weeks ago | geopoliticaleconomy.com | Radhika Desai

The talented video artist Giandavide Locicero at Pomona Pictures created a series of animated explainer videos based on episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour. In these videos, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the nature of money. They also discuss what makes money unique, how it is a form of debt, and why the attempt to impose a single global money causes instability.

1 month ago | geopoliticaleconomy.com | Radhika Desai

Will US President Donald Trump be the tipping point for the dollar system? Even Western financial outlets now warn of the beginning of the end of dollar dominance. To discuss in this episode of Geopolitical Economy Hour, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson and economic geographer Mick Dunford. You can find more episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour here. RADHIKA DESAI: Will Trump prove to be the tipping point for the dollar system?

1 month ago | geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton

Evidence grows showing that the US military is setting the stage for war on China. A leaked memo obtained by the Washington Post reveals that the US Department of Defense has made preparing for war with China into its top priority, giving it precedence over all other issues. The Pentagon is concentrating its resources in the Asia-Pacific region as it anticipates fighting China in an attempt to exert US control over Taiwan.