Radhika Desai examines America's shifting role in the global economy, focusing on the challenges posed by de-dollarization efforts, the rise of BRICS countries, and the U.S. response, including tariff threats. She discusses how figures like Elon Musk represent a changing economic landscape and the implications of these shifts for global trade and finance. With her expertise as a professor at the University of Manitoba and a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, Desai provides a critical perspective on the economic power struggles shaping the world today.