Geopolitical Economy Report

Trump ally Tucker Carlson, known for pushing war on China, is debunked by Putin in a Moscow interview. Topics include warmongering against China, Russia-China alliance, Tucker's CIA links, his racist past, neocolonial views on Latin America, and US failure to divide Russia from China.

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss alternatives to financialized neoliberalism, including reforms like progressive taxation, taxing economic rent, and re-industrializing the economy. They explore the impact of financial speculation and the need for financial system reform, and propose an international monetary system and an international treasury to prioritize economic growth and sustainability.

CIA Director William J. Burns published an article demonizing China and Russia as top "threats", boasting that the Ukraine war helps the US economically and geopolitically, and warning Taiwan could be next. Ben Norton explains the context. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uDv4KsLXua8 Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/07/cia-director-china-threat-russia-ukraine-war China is now the 'world's sole manufacturing superpower'. How did it develop so fast?: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-production

Reports reveal that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used known criminals to spy on and destabilize the left-wing governments in Venezuela, Mexico, and Bolivia. Ben Norton reviews the scandalous evidence detailing Washington's corrupt meddling in Latin America. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5q2531l5Y5M Links: - Trump boasts he wanted to take Venezuela’s oil after overthrowing its government: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/12/trump-venezuela-oil-coup - CIA backed failed 2020 invasion of Venezuela, top coup-plotter says: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/02/cia-invasion-venezuela-cliver-alcala Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Venezuela 9:03 US coup attempt & invasion 14:50 Bolivia 21:02 Mexico 31:28 CIA & drug trafficking 33:02 Outro

US President Joe Biden and Western media pundits echoed Israel's disinformation casting doubt on the Palestinian health ministry death toll in Gaza, but Israeli intelligence officials have admitted it is accurate. Ben Norton looks at the evidence. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dbj1GNT3Mjk Despite Biden’s claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, scientific studies show: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/19/gaza-health-ministry-death-toll-accurate-study ICJ’s Israel genocide decision: Historic victory for Palestinians and Global South: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/27/icj-israel-genocide-palestinians

This podcast explores China's rise as the world's sole manufacturing superpower, discussing its unprecedented industrialization, successful poverty reduction program, and emphasis on strategic sectors like the tech industry. It also explores China's dominance in global manufacturing and high-tech industries, and the ongoing tech war with the US. The podcast delves into the Chinese government's policies and strategies for rapid manufacturing development, and discusses the challenges and consequences of decoupling from China for the US and Western economies.

The historic decision by the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel may be violating the genocide convention is a victory for the Palestinian people, and Global South as a whole, after centuries of Western colonialism. Ben Norton analyzes the implications. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wOBqJfsm3VI Why does the US support Israel? A geopolitical analysis with economist Michael Hudson: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudson

Israel is rapidly losing support worldwide as it faces charges of genocide at the Hague. Polls show a significant drop in favorability towards Israel in 42 of the 43 countries surveyed. The podcast discusses the myth of the West's 'rules-based order' and examines the Gaza death toll. It also highlights the backing of Latin America for the ICJ genocide case against Israel and the resistance of Israel to be stopped by the Hague. The episode concludes with a discussion on global South rebels.

The US government is preparing a "sustained military campaign" in Yemen, according to the Washington Post. Why is Biden waging this war? Who are the "Houthis"? Why is Saudi Arabia urging "restraint"? What is Israel's role? Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OQT5GvayQlY Check out our related reports: - US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/18/war-us-israel-yemen-iraq-syria-iran - China brokers Iran-Saudi peace: big blow to petrodollar, geopolitical game changer: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/17/china-iran-saudi-peace-petrodollar - US-Saudi war on Yemen has killed 377,000 people – UN estimate: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-saudi-war-yemen-377000-deaths-un Topics 0:00 US wages war on Yemen 4:34 Why did US lose Saudi support? 6:52 Shifting geopolitical order 8:27 Who are Yemen's 'Houthis'? 14:16 Geo-economics of Red Sea 20:47 What are US war plans in Yemen? 25:27 Why is Saudi Arabia urging 'restraint'? 32:40 China is now Middle East's top trading partner 35:30 US' historic transition from oil importer to exporter 37:44 Obama boasts of making Wall Street richer and expanding oil production 38:35 Why US-Saudi relations have deteriorated 41:15 Biden breaks campaign promise to end Yemen war 42:30 US creates world's worst humanitarian crisis... twice 46:36 Outro

The world's richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to a report by Oxfam, published to coincide with the World Economic Forum meeting of capitalist oligarchs and Western government officials in Davos, Switzerland. Ben Norton analyzes the findings. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RHmTCuCCMV8 Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/18/billionaires-richest-doubled-wealth-poorer-oxfam Check out our related video "Global debt is unpayable: How Wall Street traps poor countries, profiting rich ones": https://youtube.com/watch?v=WRkhWQ0sRn4