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Geopolitics & Empire · Victor Bulmer-Thomas: The U.S. Empire is in Retreat #123 Former Chatham House director Dr. Victor Bulmer-Thomas discusses his book “Empire in Retreat” which explains that the U.S. became an empire from its very inception and how it developed a new form of semi-global empire through institutions which it used to manage the world (e.g. UN & Bretton Woods). He believes the retreat of U.S. Empire is accelerating under the Trump administration due to inherent internal problems such as a declining economy (e.g. crumbling infrastructure, deteriorating quality of education), social inequality, and a consequent growth of anti-exceptionalism…

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 & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites https://gefira.org/en Show Notes The Global Fertility Crash https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-global-fertility-crash Europe and the Great Migration https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/11/01/europe-and-the-great-migration About the Guest Taco Dankers has been co-owner of Gefira.org and author for Gefira.org since 2015. In 2009 he was on the election…

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.S. and China. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites https://chinaus-icas.org/about-icas/our-team/sourabh-gupta Show Notes Restoring maritime commons https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/restoring-maritime-commons/article29717186.ece About the Guest Sourabh Gupta is a senior Asia-Pacific international relations…

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 political assassination of the president bears echoes of JFK. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites http://ronpaulinstitute.org https://www.youtube.com/user/RonPaulInstitute Show Notes “So You Write Propaganda, Right?”: Journalist Files Complaint Against Customs and Border Protection CIA Coup? US IC’s…

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 intelligence” and that whoever controls the virtual ecosystem will control the world. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites https://emerj.com https://twitter.com/danfaggella Show Notes The International Governance of AI – We Unite…

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 potential consequences of an invasion of Iran, and media censorship and propaganda. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites https://www.fortressonahill.com https://twitter.com/skepticalvet Book Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and…

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 will look like…some type of asset-backed digital currency. He thinks that China definitely is set to become the primary global power and gives his thoughts on how that dynamic might play out with the United States. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire:…

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 military. Sune provides an extremely well-researched and objective geopolitical macro examination of where China stands in the world today and in coming years. The 142-page report can be freely requested from Librarium Associates here: https://www.librariuminsights.com/our-research *Support/Donate to Geopolitics &…

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/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites https://blackagendareport.com https://twitter.com/spiritofho Book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People’s History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror https://www.amazon.com/American-Exceptionalism-Innocence-News_From-Revolutionary/dp/1510742360 About the Guest Danny Haiphong is a socialist activist, writer, and political analyst. For the last five years, Haiphong has been a weekly contributor…

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 decline of great empires. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Websites http://pentoport.com https://twitter.com/michaelpento Book The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Bond-Market-Collapse-Survive/dp/1118457080/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=michael+pento&link_code=qs&qid=1560447461&s=gateway&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1…