Geopolitical Economy Hour

Radhika Desai
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As dizzying yet historically deeply-rooted developments transform the political economy of key countries and the world's geopolitical economy, we provide ongoing analyses of the foundations being laid for a multi-polar world beyond capitalism.

  1. Jun 29

    Everyone Says WW3 Is Coming. Is this true? | Radhika Desai Geopolitical Economy Explainer

    Are we entering World War III? As conflicts spread across multiple regions and tensions rise among major powers, many commentators warn that a new world war is already underway. In this explainer, I argue that while today's conflicts are serious and dangerous, they are fundamentally different from the world wars of the twentieth century. Those wars emerged from the rivalries of competing imperial powers in a colonial world order that no longer exists. By examining the historical origins of world wars, the role of imperialism, and the transformations brought about by anti-colonial and socialist struggles, I explain why understanding today's conflicts requires a different perspective.

    Everyone Says WW3 Is Coming. Is this true? | Radhika Desai Geopolitical Economy Explainer

  2. Jun 28

    Nuclear Scientist: They Are Pushing For Nuclear War | Ivana Hughes And Radhika Desai

    Are we living through the most dangerous nuclear moment since the dawn of the atomic age? The evidence suggests we are, and yet nuclear weapons have all but disappeared from public discourse in the West. I am joined by Professor Ivana Nikolić Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and senior lecturer in chemistry at Columbia University, to explore why the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has failed, who is really driving nuclear escalation, and why the history of capitalism and imperialism cannot be separated from the history of nuclear weapons. The primary responsibility for the escalating danger of nuclear war lies not in Moscow or Beijing, but in Washington, London, and Paris.

    Nuclear Scientist: They Are Pushing For Nuclear War | Ivana Hughes And Radhika Desai

  3. Jun 28

    Israel's Worst Nightmare Just Came True | Iran Deal Interview With Dimitri Lascaris

    this Geopolitical Economy interview, I speak with Dimitri Lascaris about the implications of the new US-Iran agreement and what it reveals about the changing balance of power in the Middle East. We examine why the deal represents a major strategic setback for Israel, how Iran emerged from the conflict in a stronger position than many expected, and what this outcome tells us about the limits of military power, the future of regional geopolitics, and the broader decline of Western dominance in an increasingly multipolar world.

    Israel's Worst Nightmare Just Came True | Iran Deal Interview With Dimitri Lascaris

  4. Jun 24

    The Deal Israel Feared Most Came To Life | Interview With Mohammad Marandi

    As more information about the content of the Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran emerges, the full scale of Iran’s resounding victory is becoming clear. This interview with the renowned Professor Marandi, we explore the scale of the defeat of the US and Israel, the vindication of the Islamic Republic’s historic support for the oppressed and downtrodden of the world, the direct result of this victory in empowering the people around the world, in particular in the West Asian region, where imperialism has supported autocracy for over a century and used them as supports for Zionism, and even in the US, where popular revulsion against the war played a critical role in forcing Trump to end the War. Resources mentioned by Mohammad Marandi: 1. Going to Tehran by Flynt Leverett 2. Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution by Alastair Crooke 3. Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare by Gareth Porter 4. A Dangerous Delusion: Why the West Is Wrong about Nuclear Iran by David Morrison and Peter Oborne

    The Deal Israel Feared Most Came To Life | Interview With Mohammad Marandi

  5. Jun 23

    Iran Defeated The US Empire. What Happens Next? Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai

    Trump’s ‘deal’ with Iran represents the end of Trumps’ futile search for an off ramp from the conflict that can be tarted up to look like a victory, at least to the most credulous and loyal of his dwindling following. Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai assess this defeat and its implications for the US economy, for US politics, the dollar system and on how it will accelerate the construction of more democratic institutions of international governance.

    Iran Defeated The US Empire. What Happens Next? Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai

  6. Jun 16

    The West Couldn't Break North Korea And Now They're Afraid | Keith Bennett and Radhika Desai

    President Xi Jinping followed up his summits with Presidents Putin and Trump with his first foreign trip of the year. The destination – North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a nation of some 26 million normally portrayed in the Western media as a dangerously authoritarian state, an economic basket case, worthy of attention only for its nuclear weapons – may seem a surprise to many. However, as veteran Korea observer, Keith Bennett and Radhika Desai discuss, neither the destination nor the timing should surprise anyone with a sense of the intertwined histories of the Chinese and Korean revolutions (not to mention the Soviet) and the continuing cooperation between the two countries, founded on socialist solidarity. Nor should it surprise them that, amid the chaos unleashed on the world by a declining West, China and North Korea are quietly renewing their relations for a new phase of history, and their common history. Keith and Radhika discuss the socialist foundations of one of the most enduring international relationships of the modern era, the myths Western journalists and scholars perpetuate about North Korea, and the unexpected twist the matter of Korean reunification has taken.

    The West Couldn't Break North Korea And Now They're Afraid | Keith Bennett and Radhika Desai

  7. Jun 15

    How Can a $1.5 Trillion Military Keep Losing? | US Military Analysis By KJ Noh & Radhika Desai

    Is the US military worth the $1.5 trillion being spent on it? President Biden called the US militarily ‘the most powerful nation in the history of the world.’ On the campaign trail Kamala Harriss called it the ‘strongest most lethal fighting force in the world. President Trump has called it ‘the strongest military on the face of the earth’. Events, however, have belied this cross-party consensus. The Iran is clearly failing. The international relations specialist Stephen Walt today called on Trump to ‘just admit defeat’. And this most recent failure is not an exception. The ignominious defeat in Afghanistan recalled that in Vietnam, Iraq became a quagmire within a couple of years. Apart from overrunning tiny countries like Grenada and Panama, the US has no military successes to name. Before Vietnam, Korea ended in stalemate. How can such an astronomically expensive military fail so abysmally? That is the question I discuss with K J Noh, the superbly informed scholar, journalist and activist with a knack for excellent analogies…..

    How Can a $1.5 Trillion Military Keep Losing? | US Military Analysis By KJ Noh & Radhika Desai

  8. Jun 10

    The End of NATO? The West Is Splitting Over War and Empire | Interview With Werner Rügemer

    The relationship between the United States and Europe is often portrayed as a partnership of equals. But has Europe instead become subordinate to American financial, political and military power? In this interview, German left-wing intellectual Werner Rügemer examines the historical foundations of U.S. dominance over Europe, drawing on his book Fatal Friendship: How the USA Conquered Europe. The conversation explores Wall Street’s role in reshaping Europe after the world wars, the growing influence of firms like BlackRock and Vanguard over European capitalism, NATO and EU expansion, the confrontation with China, and the deeper crisis of the transatlantic order. At a moment of intensifying geopolitical conflict and economic instability, this discussion asks whether Europe still acts in its own interests or increasingly in Washington’s.

    The End of NATO? The West Is Splitting Over War and Empire | Interview With Werner Rügemer
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As dizzying yet historically deeply-rooted developments transform the political economy of key countries and the world's geopolitical economy, we provide ongoing analyses of the foundations being laid for a multi-polar world beyond capitalism.

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