Geopolitics & Empire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocYuncDf6zk Taco Dankers is the editor of the global analysis bulletin GEFIRA and he discusses his views on how the rapidly declining global demographic situation is threatening to implode the economy and how mass migration will create social tensions that threaten different societies which in turn will exacerbate the economic crisis. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics...

Geopolitics & Empire · Sourabh Gupta: Xi, Modi, & India as a Leading Power in the Indo-Pacific #121 Sourabh Gupta discusses the Xi Jinping-Narendra Modi talks and why India is not a fan of BRI or CPEC. He explains India’s role in the Indo-Pacific which seeks to become not a ‘balancing power’ but a leading power in the region, yet wishes to remain friendly with both the U....

Geopolitics & Empire · Daniel McAdams: Media & Censorship in the National Security State #120 Daniel McAdams discusses the state of censorship in Western media and how his Twitter account was terminated for criticizing Sean Hannity and the CIA. We also discuss the nexus between Big Tech and the Military-Industrial-Complex as well as Trump’s ‘Ukrainegate’ and how the polit...

Geopolitics & Empire · Daniel Faggella: The US-China AI Arms Race Toward a Post-Human Future #119 Daniel Faggella discusses the state of the artificial intelligence arms race between the U.S. and China and how all other players such as the EU and Russia are way behind. He explains how the real battle is for the “computational human substrate that houses human experience and artificial in...

Geopolitics & Empire · Major Danny Sjursen: The Prospects of Pulling Out of Afghanistan & War with Iran #118 Major Danny Sjursen ponders 9/11 and how the Global War On Terror has become far removed from its original purpose. He comments on the removal of John Bolton, the possibility of President Trump pulling troops out of Afghanistan, the future of the wars in Syria and Yemen, the potenti...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crexjLpD31I Best-selling author Marc Friedrich discusses his thoughts on the global financial crisis, collapse, and debt bubble. He thinks a recession is imminent and that the Euro is ultimately doomed, how no monetary union has ever been successful in history. He gives tips on how to prepare (e.g. real assets) and describes what he thinks the future monetary system...

Geopolitics & Empire · Sune Sorensen: Is a China Centric World on the Horizon? #116 Sune Hojgaard Sorensen joins us again to talk about his new in-depth report which examines the rise of the China-centric world. The report includes collaboration from Harald Malmgren and Millenial Macro Research. Four key areas are examined which include: trade, technology, the financial system, and the militar...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlQDa0_zsU Danny Haiphong discusses the dangers of “American exceptionalism” and how it attempts to justify and enable illicit actions of the U.S. Empire around the world, including regime change wars and double standards when it comes to diplomacy and human rights. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopo...

Geopolitics & Empire · Michael Pento: Debt Bubbles Nearing Default, But Wise Investing Can Navigate Storm #114 Michael Pento joins us to discuss the causes of the ongoing financial crisis, the inevitable bursting of multiple debt and asset bubbles, how a wise investor can protect themselves, and the fact that war remains a possibility at the end of economic cycles that run concurrent with the...

Geopolitics & Empire · Cory Doctorow: Big Tech, EU Copyright Directive, & the Chinafication of the Internet #113 Cory Doctorow discusses the oligarchic or monopoly power amassed by Big Tech (e.g. Facebook, Google, Amazon), their business model of surveillance capitalism, the need for anti-trust reform, the futility of using alternative systems, the EU Copyright Directive, and the Chinafica...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK0it5GZcaM Dr. Oswaldo Zavala discusses his book “The Cartels Don’t Exist” in which he examines the questionable narrative that the Mexican drug cartels are in control of the government. In fact, he points to evidence that it is the U.S. and Mexican security state apparatus managing the drug cartels. He deconstructs how the state’s false nar...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1g5uxnJpe8 Andreas Bummel discusses the historical idea of world government and how existential civilizational threats such as climate change, thermonuclear war, and systemic global financial collapse necessitate the creation of a world parliament. We discuss numerous aspects of the movement, the role of regional unions, a global currency, and criticisms which incl...

Geopolitics & Empire · Sune Hojgaard Sorensen: Geopolitical-Macro Trends & Analysis in 2019 #110 Librarium Associates founder and BFI Capital Group Advisory Board Member Mr. Sune Hojgaard Sorensen joins us to discuss current geopolitical-macro trends and his quarterly publication “Around the World in 8 Pages.” We also discuss the unique frameworks and methods he uses in success...

Geopolitics & Empire · Julian Dierkes: Geopolitics of Mongolia & Move Toward Authoritarian Rule? #109 Dr. Julian Dierkes joins us to discuss Mongolian President Battulga’s new amendments to the judiciary which seem to signal a slight move toward authoritarianism. We also talk about the economy and geopolitical positioning of Mongolia between Russia, China, and North Korea. *Support/D...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjjp7GUfkho Author and journalist Joanna Lillis discusses her book “Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan”. We talk about the history of Kazakhstan before, during, and after former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. We look at the Russian influence, ethnic dynamics, the effects of Soviet nuclear testing, the economic situation, political corru...

Geopolitics & Empire · Bob Moriarty: American Empire, Military Overstretch, & Economic Collapse #107 Vietnam veteran, author, and investor Bob Moriarty joins us to discuss his thoughts on American Empire. He says military adventurism signals a clear decline. We also talk false flag operations and media propaganda. Finally, he discusses the inevitable debt bubble, civil unrest, precious met...

Geopolitics & Empire · Jim Rogers: The Coming Global Financial Crisis Will Be The Worst In Our Lifetime #106 Renown investor Jim Rogers joins Geopolitics & Empire to discuss the coming global financial crisis, what central banks will do to delay the inevitable, the dollar and de-dollarization, the Eurozone, gold, China and the Asian Century, President Trump and the political divisions in A...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AdPZ8B-kXU Jim Jatras discusses NATO’s expansion into Latin America via Brazil and the big picture of what he sees happening in Venezuela, considering Russian and Chinese broader interests. We also examine NATO in light of its 70th anniversary and Foreign Minister Lavrov’s comments on the “reluctance of the United States and its western allies to...

Geopolitics & Empire · Ted Galen Carpenter: U.S. Support of Authoritarian Regimes, NATO, & North Korea #104 Dr. Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute joins us to discuss his research on U.S. foreign policy and support for authoritarian regimes and how these policies contrast starkly from American founding principles of non-intervention. We also discuss NATO expansion, the New Cold War,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph44p4SMWBQ Retired British Ambassador to Bahrain and Syria Peter Ford discusses the Syrian War and its latest developments, including attempts to try Bashar al-Assad at the ICC. He describes the “permanent government” of the U.S. which is a key driver of the war, as well as America’s European counterparts such as France and Britain, who still clin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XBu-EidDrI Canadian author Yves Engler discusses how Canadian foreign policy is an extension of US foreign policy, how the myth and image of Canada as a benevolent nation is destroyed by its violent regime change of Haiti in 2006 and current involvement in the Venezuelan coup, as well as its role subservient to Washington and its wars of the 20th century. *Support/...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avtJPz1X8M Former Dutch Pirate Party candidate, musician, and journalist Rico Brouwer of the Potkaars podcast joins me to discuss his experience as an average citizen trying to make a change in national and European politics with the Pirate Party, and his turn to podcast journalism. We talk about the problems with the establishment or mainstream media and what he c...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfa3mpu_L-k Analyst Tom Luongo joins us to discuss the global economy. We look at the U.S., EU, and China. His thesis is that all regions are on autopilot until something cracks, which he thinks will come from Europe, just as it has in the 20th century with the two world wars. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopoli...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jziDChiicQ Author Patrick Wood discusses the 1930s technocracy movement and how it is becoming prominent once again not only in China, but spreading around the world, including to the EU and United States. He highlights the dangers of technocracy, how it can easily turn into dystopia, and how politicians are increasingly looking to scientific elites or “techn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xv3V-zo9YU Former UN Special Rapporteur Dr. Alfred de Zayas explains the coup in Venezuela, how the U.S. is responsible for the humanitarian crisis, how civil war and U.S. intervention are possible, and more. He describes how human rights are weaponized by Washington (in the case of Caracas) and by Spain and the EU (in the case of Catalonia). Dr. de Zayas also comm...