Geopolitical Economy Report

Feb 03 2025 412 ep. 42 mins 1k
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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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Trump's tariffs could cause huge global crisis, warns economist Michael Hudson

Feb 03 2025 49 mins  
Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can't earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. Ben Norton hosts the interview. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFyWatftnIM Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/20

Tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly: US plans to block China's competition & 'steal' engineers

Jan 31 2025 29 mins  
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear competition from Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, so they're working with the US government to cut off competitors. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jniPAD2uoo Topics 0:00 (CLIP) "Competition is for

China's shocking DeepSeek AI pops US Big Tech monopoly bubble

Jan 28 2025 27 mins  
The Chinese company DeepSeek shocked the West with a groundbreaking open-source artificial intelligence model that beats huge Silicon Valley Big Tech monopolies. The US government is already trying to ban it, using "national security" as an excuse. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hRmK84_K7Q Topics 0:00 China's Sputnik moment 1:05 DeepSeek beats US Bi

Trump attacks Colombia, and it pushes back: 'We are not a colony'!

Jan 26 2025 34 mins  
Donald Trump threatened Colombia with sanctions and tariffs after it rejected his abuse of immigrants. Colombian President Gustavo Petro hit back against the US attacks, declaring, "We are not a colony!" Ben Norton analyzes Latin America's resistance to meddling by Trump and his neoconservative Secretary of State Marco Rubio. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8YZEecJgE Top

Canada's PM Trudeau: disaster in office, disaster on departure

Jan 23 2025 66 mins  
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is resigning. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is talking about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state. To discuss the disaster, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Dimitri Lascaris, host of the independent media outlet Reason2Resist. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7KySFlP4-0 Check out Radhika

Blatant imperialism: Trump vows to 'expand' US territory, threatens BRICS, hints at military force

Jan 21 2025 19 mins  
At his inauguration, US President Donald Trump promised to "expand our territory", invoked the colonialist "Manifest Destiny", and vowed to forcibly take over the Panama Canal (falsely claiming China runs it). He later threatened BRICS with 100% tariffs. Trump has hinted at use of military force to colonize Greenland as well. Ben Norton reports on Trump's foreign policy. VIDEO: ht

BRICS expands to 54.6% of world population by adding Nigeria, Africa's most populous country

Jan 18 2025 14 mins  
BRICS added as a new partner Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with the 6th-biggest population on Earth. BRICS+ now has 10 members and 9 partners, which make up 54.6% of the world population and 42.2% of global GDP (PPP). Ben Norton explains the importance of this expansion. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNNrMP_1E9g Sources and more information here: https://geopo

Is India the world's next economic superpower?

Jan 13 2025 105 mins  
India has the world's largest population, but can it be the next global economic superpower? Or will extreme poverty, inequality, unemployment, and lack of industrialization and manufacturing capacities hold it back? Why is the Western media so eager to portray India as a pro-Western alternative to China? Ben Norton is joined by economic historian Jyotishman Mudiar to explore these

What will Trump's return mean for Ukraine, Gaza, and the economy?

Jan 09 2025 71 mins  
What will Donald Trump's second term as US president mean for the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and Israel's war on Gaza? How will his tariffs affect the economy? To discuss, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNQztns8C9U This is

BRICS grows, adding Indonesia as member: world's 4th most populous country, 7th biggest economy

Jan 06 2025 25 mins  
BRICS keeps expanding. As a new full member, it added Indonesia, the 4th most populous country with the 7th largest economy on Earth. BRICS now has 10 members and 8 partners. Together they make up 41.4% of global GDP (PPP) and roughly half the world population. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDWOWHW-cU Sources and links here: https://geopoliticalecon