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Geopolitical Economy Hour

Radhika Desai
United States
China
Iran
Europe
Russia
NATO
Nuclear Weapons
Israel
Capitalism
US Dollar
Lebanon
North Korea
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Military-Industrial Complex
Dollar System
Renminbi
Karl Marx
Capital
Strait Of Hormuz
World War

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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Is Ukraine's battlefield momentum actually pushing Europe closer to war with Russia? I am joined by Dr. Oleg Barabanov, Program Director of the Valdai Discussion Club and Deputy Director of the Eurasian Studies Institute at MGIMO, to examine the true... more

Dimitri Lascaris, one of Canada's most prominent lawyers and an intrepid journalist, has just returned from Iran, where he attended the extraordinary funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei and witnessed the final collapse of the so-called Memorandum of Unders... more

Richard Sakwa and Radhika Desai examine why Europe's leaders continue to escalate a war that most Europeans no longer support. They show that the firing of Ukraine's defense minister for being "too honest," alongside protests in Kyiv and Lviv, expose... more

Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai examine the gap between Trump's promised economic boom and the reality of an economy sustained by asset bubbles rather than production. They show that the stock market's rise reflects cheap credit, buybacks, and specu... more

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Ivana Nikolic Hughes
Professor, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation president and Columbia University chemistry professor
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Columbia University
Episode: Nuclear Scientist: They Are Pushing For Nuclear War | Ivana Hughes And Radhika Desai
Dimitri Lascaris
Journalist behind the Reason to Resist website, commentator on US war policy in Iran
Reason to Resist
Episode: Israel's Worst Nightmare Just Came True | Iran Deal Interview With Dimitri Lascaris
Syed Mohammad Marandi
Professor of comparative literature and Orientalism; advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation teams
University of Tehran
Episode: The Deal Israel Feared Most Came To Life | Interview With Mohammad Marandi
Keith Bennett
Expert on North Korea, longtime analyst and author
Kim Il-sung Kim Jong-il Foundation ( Deputy Chair)
Episode: The West Couldn't Break North Korea And Now They're Afraid | Keith Bennett and Radhika Desai
Werner Rügemer
Left-wing German writer, lecturer and intellectual
Episode: The End of NATO? The West Is Splitting Over War and Empire | Interview With Werner Rügemer
Michael Hudson
Economist discussed the Russian economy and monetary policy
College of the Atlantic? (not stated in transcript)
Episode: Russia's Economy Isn't What the West Told You | Michael Hudson, Alan Freeman & Radhika Desai
Alan Freeman
Economist who traveled to Russia and discussed banking policy
Economist
Episode: Russia's Economy Isn't What the West Told You | Michael Hudson, Alan Freeman & Radhika Desai
Clara Mattei
Professor of economics at University of Tulsa; founder and president of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation
University of Tulsa; Forum for Real Economic Emancipation
Episode: Capitalism Has Entered its Most Dangerous Stage | GEH with Clara Mattei
Paolo Nogueira Batista
Brazilian economist, former IMF executive director, author on de-dollarization
Geopolitical Economy Hour
Episode: (Blocked) Paths to Dedollarization | GEH with Paolo Nogueira Batista

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Radhika Desai
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Iran Defeated The US Empire. What Happens Next? Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai
Q: Michael, please start us off with reflections on any of these harms that are uppermost in your mind.
The key harms center on the way the Iran war undermines the world economy, the US economy, and the dollar system, including expected unemployment, debt pressures, and the broader destabilization of international finance and policy, which may pave the way for a new global monetary architecture led by non-US powers.
How Can a $1.5 Trillion Military Keep Losing? | US Military Analysis By KJ Noh & Radhika Desai
Q: So KJ, the question becomes, how can such an astronomically expensive military fail so abysmally and so repeatedly?
KJ outlines that the failure stems from an imperialist, profit-first logic in which defense is treated as an export market and a tool of geopolitics rather than a measurement of battlefield effectiveness, leading to overpriced systems and misaligned incentives that undercut real military capability.
Israel's Worst Nightmare Just Came True | Iran Deal Interview With Dimitri Lascaris
Q: What are the most significant concessions in this memorandum, and what do they imply for US leverage in the region?
The concessions include substantial compensation and unfreezing assets, a relaxation on curtailing Iran's ballistic missile program, and commitments that press Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, collectively suggesting a major reorientation of power away from US-dominated security guarantees toward a more multipolar order.
Israel's Worst Nightmare Just Came True | Iran Deal Interview With Dimitri Lascaris
Q: Dimitri, if you were to write a story about this deal, what would your headline be?
The headline would declare that we have just witnessed the 21st century's equivalent of the fall of the Berlin Wall, signaling a profound shift in global power dynamics and highlighting how the deal exposes the decline of Western influence in a strategically vital region.
Capitalism Has Entered its Most Dangerous Stage | GEH with Clara Mattei
Q: Is China socialist or capitalist, and why is this distinction important?
China combines substantial state control with market activity; the key difference is that the state, not private capital, directs the major economic outcomes, which demonstrates a model where a socialist orientation coexists with capitalism.

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A highly analytical program focused on geopolitical economy and the shift toward a multipolar world order. Episodes frequently center on topics like monetary systems, de-dollarization, sanctions, and the geopolitical strategies of major powers, often with critical takes on Western policy and imperial dynamics. The discussion tends to blend historical context with contemporary events, offering long-range perspectives on global power realignments, media narratives, and under-the-radar economic mechanisms that shape international relations. This show stands out for its rigorous theoretical framing, willingness to challenge mainstream policy orthodoxies, and its emphasis on multipolar coordination among Global South economies as an alternative ... more

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2. Dimitri Lascaris
3. Syed Mohammad Marandi
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