Geopolitical Economy Report

By Ben Norton

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Geopolitical Economy Report is an independent news outlet that provides original journalism and analysis to understand the changing world.

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05.20.2024
Iran's President Raisi joined BRICS, called to drop US dollar, pushed for multipolar world
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, sought to unite the Global South against Western imperialism. He joined BRICS, advocated de-dollarization, supported Palestine, promoted a "Look East" strategy toward China and Russia, and allied with Africa and...
05.18.2024
Is India's economy truly thriving? Or is it exaggerating its growth?
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Professor C.P. Chandrasekhar to discuss what is really happening in India's economy, if its government growth statistics and other official data are accurate, the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
05.15.2024
Biden's tariffs on China expose US hypocrisy on 'free trade' & tech subsidies
The Joe Biden White House imposed high tariffs on Chinese technological products, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, batteries, and semiconductors. Ben Norton analyzes the hypocrisy of US government accusations that Beijing provides unfair subsidies to its industries, while Washington...
05.13.2024
US senator says Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza
US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview that Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza, where more than 2 million Palestinian civilians, including 1 million children, are trapped under what the Israeli defense minister called a “complete siege”....
05.11.2024
USA & Israel defy world in vote to make Palestine full UN member
143 countries, representing the vast majority of the world, voted at the UN General Assembly to support giving Palestine full membership. They were opposed by the US, Israel, and seven other small countries, representing just 5% of the global population....
05.09.2024
Xi Jinping blasts US/NATO for bombing China's embassy in Serbia
While visiting Serbia, China's President Xi Jinping condemned the US and NATO for bombing Beijing's embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1999. Ben Norton discusses why Washington launched the attack, and lied about it. Then Ben analyzes China-Serbia relations and the...
05.07.2024
US politicians threaten to invade Int'l Criminal Court if Israel faces war crimes charges
US Senators sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, threatening to impose sanctions and even invade the Hague if he issues arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration is also pressuring the...
05.04.2024
De-dollarization: China drops US Treasury bonds, instead buys gold, oil, metals
China is reducing its holdings of US Treasury securities. Instead, the People's Bank of China is buying gold, and Beijing prioritizes imports of important commodities like oil and metals. Ben Norton discusses the geopolitical impact of de-dollarization in the world's...
05.01.2024
Is Japan in crisis as yen crashes? Or is USA exporting its economic problems?
Japan's currency the yen has fallen significantly against the dollar. It its economy in crisis? What is the role of US interest rates, inflation, debt, and deficits? What about China? Ben Norton explains the complex geoeconomic situation. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sz3r36ZTe7Q Topics 0:00 Intro 1:40 Yen...
04.27.2024
How the dollar's 'exorbitant privilege' enriches the USA (and global elites)
How much does the US benefit from printing the global reserve currency? An economist calculated that US average daily income would fall by 27-57% if the dollar lost its "exorbitant privilege". Ben Norton explains how wealthy investors not only in...
04.25.2024
Biden signs law to ban TikTok: Latest attack in US economic war on China
US President Joe Biden signed a law that will force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app, or it will be banned in the US. Ben Norton explains how this is part of Washington's economic war, aimed at protecting...
04.23.2024
If Ukraine loses war, it will be 'end of Western hegemony', warns UK's Boris Johnson
If Ukraine loses in the NATO proxy war with Russia, "it will be the end of Western hegemony", lamented former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Ben Norton explains the geopolitics of the conflict, and how most of the Global South...
04.20.2024
Challenging the duopoly: Jill Stein on why she's running for US president as Green Party candidate
Jill Stein explains why she decided to run for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the duopoly of the Democrats and Republicans as the candidate for the Green Party. She is interviewed by political economists Radhika Desai and...
04.19.2024
US blocks UN from recognizing Palestine, while Israel attacks Iran
The US vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council that called to recognize Palestine as a member state, while Israel launched attacks on Iran. Ben Norton shows how Washington is opposing peace. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VndvgbR51D4 Topics 0:00 Intro 1:29 Israel attacks Iran 4:39 US vetoes...
04.18.2024
Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China's gov't, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion
A major Congress member and top former Trump administration official published an article calling to overthrow China's government. They boasted that the US is waging a new cold war and must win it, while proposing a military budget of $1.4...
04.14.2024
Iran had legal right to counter-attack Israel in self-defense
Israel attacked Iran's embassy in Syria on April 1, in a blatant act of war. Iran had a legal right to respond in self-defense, according to article 51 of the UN Charter, which is exactly what it did by launching...
04.12.2024
Is China producing too much? US 'overcapacity' accusations: new tactic in economic war
Washington accuses China of producing too many goods and demands "free market" policies. But the US government is spending trillions on industrial policy to protect its own manufacturing sector. Ben Norton details the hypocrisy of the allegations, the latest strategy...
04.10.2024
How the US is waging economic war on China
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson analyze how the United States is waging an economic war against China. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4l3EbRUOGsI Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/04/09/us-waging-economic-war-china-radhika-desai-michael-hudson/ You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
04.09.2024
West votes against rest of world in UN Human Rights Council
In the United Nations Human Rights Council, the West voted against the rest of the world, supporting illegal sanctions (known as unilateral coercive measures). Ben Norton analyzes how the 14% of the population in the Global North constantly opposes the...
04.03.2024
CIA and Wall Street are taking over Argentina: President Milei sells off his country
Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei ordered his intelligence agency to give full power to the CIA, while the US spy agency's director is welcomed to Buenos Aires. Ben Norton discusses how self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" Milei withdrew from BRICS, allied with Israel,...
03.31.2024
US sends troops & weapons to Taiwan. Is it preparing war on China?
The US government has sent troops to Taiwan, just a few kilometers from mainland China, while also selling billions of dollars of weapons and military equipment. Is Washington preparing for war? Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitical situation. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sWWABuHjSvU After Ukraine, US...
03.28.2024
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN human rights expert explains
Israel is carrying out genocide against the Palestinian people and "systematic destruction of every aspect necessary to sustain life in Gaza", United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese detailed in her report titled "Anatomy of a Genocide". Ben Norton analyzes the...
03.25.2024
The economics of imperialism: Can the Global South resist Western exploitation? Can China help?
The world economy is structured in an unjust way in which the West drains the wealth of the Global South. Ben Norton discusses the economics of imperialism, and how China has tried to reverse it. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PlAN5-Lk0hw China is ‘world’s sole manufacturing...
03.21.2024
The truth about China's economy: Debunking Western media myths
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss China's economy and debunk Western media myths, addressing accusations that consumption is too low, fears of "Japanification", the role of exports, and the new...
03.18.2024
US TikTok ban aims to weaken China & protect Big Tech monopolies
The US government's plan to either ban TikTok or force owner ByteDance to sell it to a (US) company is part of Washington's economic war on China, and an attempt to protect Big Tech monopolies in Silicon Valley. Ben Norton...
03.16.2024
How the CIA oversees the Ukraine proxy war on Russia
Several reports in mainstream US media outlets show how the CIA has helped to direct the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, and played a role in causing the conflict in the first place. Ben Norton examines the evidence. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=C-PdT8ZUamQ US...
03.12.2024
What is China's future? Economic decline, or the next industrial revolution?
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss what is actually happening in China, explaining its economic transition and move toward a new industrial revolution. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3K1Vku1SDd8 You can watch other episodes of their...
03.08.2024
US sends Israel 100+ weapons shipments. Most Americans oppose it - but Biden ignores them.
The US government has sent Israel more than 100 arms shipments since October 7, to help it bomb Gaza. Polls show 52% of North Americans oppose these weapons sales. Biden is defying the Democratic Party's base, while allying with Trump...
03.06.2024
US can't compete with China's technology, so it wages economic war
Why is the United States waging economic war on China? Ben Norton discusses how China became the world's industrial superpower and a leader in important technologies, why the US is unable to compete, and the clash between Western neoliberal capitalism...
03.04.2024
‘Western dominance has ended’, EU foreign-policy chief admits, warning of ‘West against the Rest’
The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, admitted that the “era of Western dominance has indeed definitively ended”. He warned that the EU must not divide the world into “the West against the Rest”, as “many in the ‘Global South’...
02.28.2024
The reality of Bidenomics: How good was Biden for the economy?
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the rhetoric and reality of Bidenomics, and how good US President Joe Biden really was for the economy. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xwht64COz2Q Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/28/bidenomics-economy-radhika-desai-michael-hudson/ You can find other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/tag/geopolitical-economy-hour/
02.27.2024
Media's Israel bias exposed by US soldier who set himself on fire to protest Gaza genocide
The Western media showed its extreme bias by whitewashing the fatal protest of US airman Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside Israel's embassy in Washington, DC while shouting "Free Palestine!" and "I will no longer be complicit in...
02.24.2024
Latin America charges Israel with genocide, compares it to Nazi Germany
Many Latin American countries have accused Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people, even comparing it to Nazi Germany. Ben Norton explains the responses of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and...
02.21.2024
US kills 4th UN call for peace in Gaza, helping Israel violate Hague's genocide ruling
The United States used its veto power to block a fourth UN Security Council resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The Biden administration keeps sending weapons to Israel, helping it violate an International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
02.18.2024
West's new cold war on Russia & China crushes EU's economic heart: German industry
NATO's new cold war on Russia and China is destroying Germany's industrial base, devastating Europe's economy, and destabilizing its politics, fueling the rise of the far-right, as neoliberal austerity policies exacerbate the ongoing recession. Ben Norton analyzes the evidence. Links: - EU...
02.14.2024
De-dollarization & CBDCs: How digital currencies help countries drop US dollar
Why are countries seeking alternatives to the US dollar? And what role can central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) play in dedollarization? Ben Norton explains how China is using the e-yuan (e-CNY) in new institutions like the mBridge system. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v61dgvN81n0 US Congress...
02.10.2024
Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the "boogeyman" anti-China propaganda that Trump ally Tucker Carlson spewed in his interview in Moscow, while also mocking Tucker for applying to join the CIA. Ben Norton documents the former Fox News host's long history...
02.09.2024
Economic solutions: How to go from financialized neoliberalism to a productive, sustainable economy
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss realistic alternatives to the neoliberal model of financialization, and tangible policies to build a productive, sustainable economy. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o2HTc8yA4mI Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/09/economic-solutions-neoliberalism-radhika-desai-michael-hudson You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
02.07.2024
CIA director threatens China & Russia, says Ukraine war benefits US economy
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...
02.05.2024
Exposed: US DEA used criminals to spy on, destabilize Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia
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...
02.03.2024
Biden was wrong: Israel admits Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate
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,...
01.31.2024
China is now the 'world's sole manufacturing superpower'. How did it develop so fast?
"China is now the world’s sole manufacturing superpower", a mainstream European think think has acknowledged. Ben Norton explains China's historic growth and development model, and how the Chinese socialist market economy works. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WnDWr2YLBgI Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-production
01.27.2024
ICJ's Israel genocide decision: Historic victory for Palestinians & Global South
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...
01.25.2024
Israel rapidly losing support worldwide, poll shows, facing genocide charges at Hague
Israel has lost support in 42 of 43 countries polled, with an 18.5% drop in favorability worldwide, as it wages a brutal war on Gaza and faces charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Ben Norton analyzes the...
01.22.2024
New war is here: US prepares 'open-ended' bombing of Yemen. Why is Saudi Arabia urging 'restraint'?
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...
01.18.2024
Billionaires are taking over the world: How 5 richest men doubled wealth while 5 billion got poorer
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...
01.14.2024
Is a huge war coming? US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran.
The US military is attacking Yemen, Iraq, and Syria, while Israel bombs Gaza and Lebanon. Both are threatening Iran. Is a huge regional war coming? Ben Norton explains the dangerous situation in the Middle East. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G0uXnxBWG-Q Check out our related video...
01.12.2024
The debt explosion: How neoliberalism fuels debt crises (with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson)
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the massive explosion of debt in the US and around the world, and how neoliberal economics leads to large bubbles based on speculation and asset-price inflation. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=A63afuvkbmk You can watch other episodes of...
01.10.2024
De-dollarization: Why BRICS & Global South want alternatives to US dollar
The expanding BRICS bloc and many Global South countries are trying to de-dollarize, diversifying their foreign exchange reserves and trading with local currencies, due to the threat of US sanctions and rising Fed interest rates that make it difficult to...
01.08.2024
Who are Yemen's 'Houthis'? Why are they attacking Israel-bound ships in Red Sea?
What is Yemen's so-called "Houthi" movement, officially known as Ansarallah? Why are they blocking Israel-bound ships from entering the Red Sea? Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jhcoG-PHot8

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Geopolitical Economy Report episodes:

Iran's President Raisi joined BRICS, called to drop US dollar, pushed for multipolar world

Is India's economy truly thriving? Or is it exaggerating its growth?

Biden's tariffs on China expose US hypocrisy on 'free trade' & tech subsidies

US senator says Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza

USA & Israel defy world in vote to make Palestine full UN member

Xi Jinping blasts US/NATO for bombing China's embassy in Serbia

US politicians threaten to invade Int'l Criminal Court if Israel faces war crimes charges

De-dollarization: China drops US Treasury bonds, instead buys gold, oil, metals

Is Japan in crisis as yen crashes? Or is USA exporting its economic problems?

How the dollar's 'exorbitant privilege' enriches the USA (and global elites)

Biden signs law to ban TikTok: Latest attack in US economic war on China

If Ukraine loses war, it will be 'end of Western hegemony', warns UK's Boris Johnson

Challenging the duopoly: Jill Stein on why she's running for US president as Green Party candidate

US blocks UN from recognizing Palestine, while Israel attacks Iran

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China's gov't, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion

Iran had legal right to counter-attack Israel in self-defense

Is China producing too much? US 'overcapacity' accusations: new tactic in economic war

How the US is waging economic war on China

West votes against rest of world in UN Human Rights Council

CIA and Wall Street are taking over Argentina: President Milei sells off his country

US sends troops & weapons to Taiwan. Is it preparing war on China?

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN human rights expert explains

The economics of imperialism: Can the Global South resist Western exploitation? Can China help?

The truth about China's economy: Debunking Western media myths

US TikTok ban aims to weaken China & protect Big Tech monopolies

How the CIA oversees the Ukraine proxy war on Russia

What is China's future? Economic decline, or the next industrial revolution?

US sends Israel 100+ weapons shipments. Most Americans oppose it - but Biden ignores them.

US can't compete with China's technology, so it wages economic war

‘Western dominance has ended’, EU foreign-policy chief admits, warning of ‘West against the Rest’

The reality of Bidenomics: How good was Biden for the economy?

Media's Israel bias exposed by US soldier who set himself on fire to protest Gaza genocide

Latin America charges Israel with genocide, compares it to Nazi Germany

US kills 4th UN call for peace in Gaza, helping Israel violate Hague's genocide ruling

West's new cold war on Russia & China crushes EU's economic heart: German industry

De-dollarization & CBDCs: How digital currencies help countries drop US dollar

Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties

Economic solutions: How to go from financialized neoliberalism to a productive, sustainable economy

CIA director threatens China & Russia, says Ukraine war benefits US economy

Exposed: US DEA used criminals to spy on, destabilize Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia

Biden was wrong: Israel admits Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate

China is now the 'world's sole manufacturing superpower'. How did it develop so fast?

ICJ's Israel genocide decision: Historic victory for Palestinians & Global South

Israel rapidly losing support worldwide, poll shows, facing genocide charges at Hague

New war is here: US prepares 'open-ended' bombing of Yemen. Why is Saudi Arabia urging 'restraint'?

Billionaires are taking over the world: How 5 richest men doubled wealth while 5 billion got poorer

Is a huge war coming? US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran.

The debt explosion: How neoliberalism fuels debt crises (with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson)

De-dollarization: Why BRICS & Global South want alternatives to US dollar

Who are Yemen's 'Houthis'? Why are they attacking Israel-bound ships in Red Sea?

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