Geopolitical Economy Report

The Western powers in NATO are desperately delusional on Russia, and getting more so on China, argue political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson. They are joined by scholar Glenn Diesen to discuss the war in Ukraine, disaster in Europe, and farewell

Israel has assassinated Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of the Lebanese anti-colonialist, Islamic-nationalist movement Hezbollah. Under Nasrallah’s leadership, Hezbollah defended Lebanon’s sovereignty. The movement was itself born out of the resistance against Israel’s illegal invasion and military occupation of southern Lebanon in the

The US House of Representatives approved 25 anti-China laws in just one week in September: a clear sign that Washington’s new cold war is quickly heating up. The hawkish House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party proudly described these days as

The world voted overwhelmingly at the United Nations to demand an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory and a withdrawal of all troops and settlers within 12 months. The General Assembly resolution was based on a July ruling by the

US Senator Lindsey Graham has argued that Washington must support Ukraine because of its lucrative natural resources. During a visit to Kiev in September, Graham published a video standing next to Ukrainian leader Zelensky, in which the US senator said, “They’re sitting

Countries across the planet are seeking alternatives to the US-dominated financial system. However, former President Donald Trump has pledged that, if he returns to the White House, he will punish nations that de-dollarize. “We will keep the US dollar as the world’s

The war in Ukraine drags on, but polls show that a growing number of people in the US and Europe want peace negotiations and a diplomatic settlement to resolve the conflict. Political leaders in Western governments are largely ignoring what their own

Washington is waging an economic world war. The US government has imposed sanctions on one-third of all countries on Earth, including more than 60% of poor nations, according to a comprehensive report in the Washington Post. The United States had 15,373 active

France’s leader Emmanuel Macron, a multimillionaire investment banker known popularly as the “president of the rich”, has been accused by the country’s left-wing opposition leader of stealing the election. In June and July, France held two rounds of voting. Macron lost the

Israel would not realistically be able to wage war on Gaza without US support. Citing a senior Israeli air force official, prominent newspaper Haaretz reported that, “without the Americans’ supply of weapons to the Israel Defense Forces, especially the air force, Israel