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Dollar Hegemony

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Yanis Varoufakis: 'NOTHING CAN SAVE' Trump From Iran War Disaster
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran War
Mar 17, 2026

Yanis Varoufakis: 'NOTHING CAN SAVE' Trump From Iran War Disaster

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis argues that Donald Trump's Iran war strategy is an economic and political disaster, isolating the US and accelerating the breakdown of the neoliberal order.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Prices SKYROCKET w/ Persian Gulf Blockade –Who Gets Hit Hardest?
GeopoliticsOil TradeDollar Hegemony
Mar 5, 2026

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Prices SKYROCKET w/ Persian Gulf Blockade –Who Gets Hit Hardest?

Economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff argue that the US and Israel initiated war with Iran to prevent a peace deal, secure oil control, and maintain dollar hegemony, inadvertently destabilizing global energy markets and accelerating the decline of the American empire.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Kleptocrat-in-Chief (w/ Alexander Cooley & Daniel Nexon) | Mona Charen Show
KleptocracyForeign PolicyCorruption
Mar 2, 2026

Kleptocrat-in-Chief (w/ Alexander Cooley & Daniel Nexon) | Mona Charen Show

Trump's foreign policy is primarily driven by a kleptocratic impulse for personal enrichment, fusing with far-right ideology to dismantle traditional diplomatic structures and anti-corruption measures.

Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes
LIVE: World Leaders UNITE and STRIKE BACK at Trump THREATS | The Weekend Show
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyDonald Trump
Jan 19, 2026

LIVE: World Leaders UNITE and STRIKE BACK at Trump THREATS | The Weekend Show

Donald Trump's second term foreign policy is intentionally dismantling global alliances and seizing resources, driven by a blend of personal ambition, extremist advisors, and a desire to maintain American financial supremacy, while domestically deploying paramilitary forces against its own citizens.

Legal AF Podcast
Legal AF Podcast