Geopolitical Economy Report

The US government has pushed for years for a war with China, selling billions of dollars of weapons to separatists in Taiwan. However, those plans are falling apart, after the leader of the KMT, the Nationalist Party based in Taipei, took a historic trip to the mainland, promoting peace. Ben Norton explains the importance of Cheng Li-wun's meeting with Xi Jinping, and the complex political history of Taiwan.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiDtfdBYHBQ

Topics
0:00 KMT leader visits Beijing
1:28 US "prickly porcupine" strategy
2:09 KMT, Chinese Nationalist Party
2:48 Taiwan's ruling party DPP
3:27 Nancy Pelosi visit
4:17 Taiwan's DPP supports Israel
4:42 Fears of new Ukraine
5:22 US war plans
6:22 US arms sales to Taiwan
7:09 USA uses Taiwan as proxy
8:12 (CLIP) KMT leader on Ukraine
9:08 Is Taiwan the next Ukraine?
9:28 Elections results in 2024
10:12 Lai Ching-te is unpopular
10:54 Iran war hurts Taiwan
11:48 Energy crisis
12:27 TSMC and advanced chips
13:45 Neoliberalism
14:10 Developmental state
14:54 Economic insecurity
15:14 Trump tariff threats
15:48 Beijing does not want war
17:12 Beijing opposes separatism
18:06 UN: Taiwan is part of China
18:50 One China policy
19:46 Map of Taiwan recognition
20:05 List of Taiwan recognition
20:45 Cross-strait relations
22:19 Rising trade
23:13 One country, two systems
24:31 US military bases
24:58 Peaceful reunification
25:27 Poll: Taiwan independence
26:09 Future leader of Taiwan?
26:48 Divisions within KMT
27:27 Modern history of Taiwan
29:05 Chiang Kai-shek
29:41 Democracy?
30:46 Cold War One propaganda
31:39 Sun Yat-sen
34:40 Historic step for peace
36:14 Outro

The United States and Iran agreed to a temporary, two-week ceasefire. However, Tehran said Washington immediately violated it, by allowing Israel to bomb Lebanon. Ben Norton explains how the USA has repeatedly lied about its diplomacy, and how Donald Trump's "art of the deal" is based on deception.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdidAa3CsU0

Check out our related video "Iran is winning the war. This is why": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV26rb-9YsE

Topics
0:00 Iran war ceasefire
0:52 US ceasefire violations
2:40 Israel attacks Lebanon
3:25 Energy crisis and inflation
4:50 Both sides claim victory
5:32 Iran says USA violated deal
6:23 Trump's "art of the deal"
7:17 Israel bombs Lebanon
8:09 Strait of Hormuz
9:22 Russia and China UN veto
10:27 Peace talks in Pakistan
10:54 US military will stay
11:11 Trump threatens "civilization"
11:54 US empire violates treaties
14:28 Trump's 15-point plan
16:10 Iran's 10-point proposal
17:55 Someone is lying
19:04 USA underestimates Iran
20:00 Iran establishes new order
21:19 US imperialism continues
23:01 Outro

Is the United States on the verge of another financial crisis? Some top Wall Street executives fear the bankruptcies in the $3 trillion private credit industry could spread, as firms prevent investors from withdrawing their capital, in what resembles a bank run. Then there are problems with the AI bubble and Big Tech stock market bloat. Ben Norton explains.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1cx9Zk6WZk

Check out our other video explaining how the Iran war will transform the global economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kocFwbTbs1Q

Topics
0:00 New financial crisis coming?
0:36 Private credit industry
1:27 Cockroaches in private credit
2:18 Bank run similarities
3:32 Bank exposure
5:13 (CLIP) ex Goldman Sachs CEO
6:06 Trump admin scheme
7:55 Blackstone CEO funded Trump
8:48 AI and software companies
9:13 AI bubble
9:42 Big Tech Magnificent 7 (Mag 7)
10:13 US stock market bubble
10:40 AI drives US GDP growth
11:11 Most Americans in recession
11:43 Richest 10% consume 50%
11:57 Iran war, energy crisis, food
13:17 Outro

Iran is winning the war that was started by the USA and Israel. This is now admitted even by major Western media outlets. Tehran has successfully destroyed the US military bases in West Asia (aka the Middle East), forcing the Pentagon to operate from Europe.

Ben Norton explains Iran's goals, and how it is seeking to establish deterrence and escalation dominance, using asymmetric tactics.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV26rb-9YsE

Topics
0:00 Iran is winning the war
2:32 Iran's strategic goals
2:47 Failure of regime change
3:34 US military bases
4:25 Iran destroyed US bases
7:32 USA wages war from Europe
8:53 Bases used by USA in Europe
9:30 Iran's objectives
10:05 Gulf monarchies (GCC)
13:46 Normalization with Israel
14:54 Threats to Gulf regimes
16:40 Lifting of US sanctions
19:10 Oil and Strait of Hormuz
22:34 Escalation dominance
23:33 Costs of the war
25:34 USA running out of missiles
26:59 Deterrence
29:17 US and Israel are losing
29:42 Multipolar world
31:34 Outro

The US-Israeli war on Iran is transforming the geopolitical order, and could even unleash a global economic crisis. The conflict has caused the largest oil shock in history, disrupting global markets and driving up fuel and food prices.

To better understand the implications for the world, Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton interviewed economist Michael Hudson, who discussed how Iran is challenging US dollar dominance and undermining Washington’s control over the global oil market, which has been a key pillar of US foreign policy.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kocFwbTbs1Q

Read the transcript here: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/war-iran-change-economy-michael-hudson

Topics
0:00 Intro
4:29 Highlights
7:21 Interview starts
10:10 US plan to control oil
12:25 USA war strategy
18:55 Struggle for sovereignty
21:06 Why the war started now
26:05 Petrodollar system
30:16 Strait of Hormuz
32:02 Largest oil crisis ever
34:14 Energy & food crisis
37:10 Debt crisis
39:31 Outro