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US Hegemony

Discover key takeaways from 9 podcast episodes about this topic.

Mark Sleboda: Iran Is Jamming GPS Across the Region – U.S. Tankers Move Into Gulf
US-Iran ConflictStrait Of HormuzGeopolitics
May 23, 2026

Mark Sleboda: Iran Is Jamming GPS Across the Region – U.S. Tankers Move Into Gulf

Mark Sleboda analyzes the US-Iran geopolitical standoff, revealing Iran's strategic leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and the US's diminishing military options, leading to a precarious global situation.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Scott Ritter: Iran Didn’t Break. It Adapted, Now Stronger Than Ever
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy
May 13, 2026

Scott Ritter: Iran Didn’t Break. It Adapted, Now Stronger Than Ever

Scott Ritter argues that Iran has not been broken by US pressure but has adapted and emerged stronger, shifting the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East and exposing the decline of US military and economic hegemony.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Mark Sleboda: The Blow That Broke Trump's Navy: Why the US Just Fled Iran's Waters
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran
May 9, 2026

Mark Sleboda: The Blow That Broke Trump's Navy: Why the US Just Fled Iran's Waters

Mark Sleboda details how the US's failed attempts to break Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz have exposed US military and economic vulnerabilities, accelerating the decline of Western global hegemony.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Patrick Henningsen: Iran’s CHILLING Message to Trump – Ships Turning Back Near Hormuz
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsUS Foreign Policy
Apr 30, 2026

Patrick Henningsen: Iran’s CHILLING Message to Trump – Ships Turning Back Near Hormuz

Patrick Henningsen argues that the US's current geopolitical strategy, particularly regarding Iran and Russia, is a self-destructive path leading to economic collapse and the erosion of American global influence, while inadvertently strengthening its adversaries.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Jeffrey Sachs: WE ARE IN WORLD WAR
GeopoliticsWorld War IIIProxy Wars
Mar 9, 2026

Jeffrey Sachs: WE ARE IN WORLD WAR

Jeffrey Sachs and the Breaking Points hosts argue that the world is already in the early stages of World War III, characterized by interconnected proxy conflicts and a US hegemonic strategy that alienates allies and provokes rivals.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
Trump Vs The World; Minnesota Strikes w/ Matt Duss | MR Live
US Foreign PolicyICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)International Relations
Jan 23, 2026

Trump Vs The World; Minnesota Strikes w/ Matt Duss | MR Live

This episode exposes the alleged erosion of democratic norms and the US-led international order, highlighting how domestic policies like ICE's actions mirror a 'global mafia' approach to foreign relations.

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: This Could Break NATO: Trump, Rutte, and Europe’s Last Stand
GeopoliticsGeoeconomicsUS Hegemony
Jan 22, 2026

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: This Could Break NATO: Trump, Rutte, and Europe’s Last Stand

Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff dissect the US strategy to maintain global economic and military hegemony, arguing that Trump's 'peace' agenda is a power grab aimed at subordinating Europe and containing China, while Europe struggles to find unity and courage to resist.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
'RUPTURE': Canada's PM UNLEASHES As Markets PLUMMET
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsEconomic Policy
Jan 21, 2026

'RUPTURE': Canada's PM UNLEASHES As Markets PLUMMET

Global elites, including Canada's PM Mark Carney and investor Ray Dalio, declare a 'rupture' in the international order, as US economic policies under Trump trigger market volatility and expose a disconnect from everyday realities.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Wars Without War: Sanctions, Seizures, and Control
US Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsOil Control
Jan 9, 2026

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Wars Without War: Sanctions, Seizures, and Control

Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff dissect how the US's 'rules-based order' leverages oil control, financial coercion, and suppression of green energy to maintain global hegemony, framing these actions as a desperate, irrational phase of capitalism leading to international instability.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02