Simon Dixon Hard Talk Episode 115 - Mark Carney and the Asset Stripping of Europe & Canada
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Jan 23, 2026 A brisk breakdown of Mark Carney’s WEF remarks and a claim that the old rules-based order is collapsing. Discussion of a strategic race for Greenland’s rare earths and Arctic routes. Analysis of how transnational capital and sovereign funds may be reshaping Europe through asset reallocation. Exploration of rising defense spending, surveillance measures, and shifting alliances like BRICS and Gulf partnerships.
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Financial Industrial Complex Controls Markets
- The Financial Industrial Complex (FIC) concentrates power via asset control and pension management.
- BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard effectively steer global finance by owning major shareholdings and managing pensions.
Defense Rhetoric Masks The Same Agenda
- European and U.S. leaders push similar defense spending narratives while benefiting the same defense suppliers.
- The rhetoric of independence or toughness masks coordinated efforts to prop up military-industrial profits and stock markets.
Carney: Rules-Based Order Is Breaking
- Mark Carney argued the rules-based international order is fracturing and economic integration can be weaponized.
- Middle powers face subordination when they negotiate bilaterally with hegemons and must act collectively instead.
