Air Date: 5–4-2022
Today we take a look at the tectonic shifts in the geopolitics happening under our feet; the long, slow decline of the US empire and the neoliberal order, the role of the war in Ukraine in hastening the end of globalization, and the rise of both China in the east and of the oceans around us all.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Ukraine and an Empire's Decline - Economic Update - Air Date 4-16-22
Wolff talks with host and journalist Chris Hedges about Ukraine and the end of the US empire.
Ch. 2: A World to Win Imperialism and the Energy Crisis w/ David Wearing - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 4-1-22
Grace chats to David Wearing, post-doctoral researcher at SOAS and author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain.
The new war in Europe has been described as a turning point in human history.
It's been more than a month since Russia invaded Ukraine - causing death and destruction across much of the country.
President Biden reportedly warned Chinese President Xi Jinping via video call Friday that China would face “consequences” if it provided material support to Russia amid the war in Ukraine.
Alfred McCoy argues that American global hegemony will end around 2030 replaced by China as world leader but Chinese hegemony will last only for about 20 years and that by 2050, climate change will have brought environmental catastrophe to both countries.
Ch. 6: Climate Catastrophe, the Fall of America, and a New World Order - WhoWhatWhy - Air Date 1-14-22
A bleak but fascinating look across five continents and seven centuries points to climate and political destruction ahead.
MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)
Ch. 7: Oil & Disorder ft. Helen Thompson - Bungcast - Air Date 3-29-22
Helen Thompson, podcaster and professor of political economy at Cambridge and author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, joins us to talk about the geopolitics of oil, stretching from the 1956 Suez Crisis to the Fracking Revolution of today.
Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon are the authors of Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order. We had a 90-minute conversation on some important topics for the study of international relations.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Pyramid scheme sticker club - Alan from Connecticut
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on how people find math so hard that many pyramid schemes likely get started by accident
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world)
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
SHOW IMAGE:
Description: A Roman-era ruin (white stone columns with a triangular top) stands in the moonlight amongst trees. The top right of the structure has crumbled away with time. A crescent moon rises above it in a black sky.
Credit: "The Fall of the Roman Empire" by Nick Kenrick, Flickr | License CC by 2.0 | Changes: Slightly cropped
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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