Geopolitical Economy Hour

Radhika Desai

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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Geopolitical Economy Hour

Episodes (38)

Sunday Michael Hudson: Trump Is Desperate To Save The Dollar Ponzi Scheme | GEH W/ Radhika Desai
Sunday China Expert: Has Beijing Betrayed Palestine? Why The Left Is Asking The Wrong Question | Carlos Martinez & Radhika Desai
Sunday Ivana Hughes: Capitalism Is Driving Us Toward Climate Collapse & Nuclear War | GEH W/ Radhika Desai

Geopolitical Economy Hour

Aug 16, 2026
54½ minutes
49 MB

Is Washington's rescue of the yen an act of friendship, or a sign that the dollar system itself is beginning to crack? I am joined by economist Michael Hudson to unpack the US intervention to save a collapsing yen and why the official story of "solidarity" masks a far more desperate calculation. Michael explains how the yen's weakness threatens the carry trade and capital inflows the dollar system depends on, why the US chose to sell euros rather than dollars to defend it, and how even long-time dollar bulls like Barry Eichengreen now admit the intervention exposes Washington's growing...

Geopolitical Economy Hour

Michael Hudson: Trump Is Desperate To Save The Dollar Ponzi Scheme | GEH W/ Radhika Desai

Radhika Desai

00:00 -53:37