Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. Economic Coercion & the Death of the Dollar
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Feb 11, 2026 
Jeffrey Sachs, economist and UN sustainable development leader, explains how U.S. economic coercion reshapes global power. He traces historical regime-change tactics and the human cost of sanctions. He also highlights how dollar dominance enables extraterritorial pressure and why non-dollar alternatives are rising.
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Economic Statecraft Is Coercive Warfare
- "Economic statecraft" as used today is coercion and functions as war by economic means.
- Jeffrey Sachs argues it aims to crush other economies rather than promote cooperation or enrich the U.S.
U.S. Empire Through Regime Change
- The U.S. historically practices indirect empire through regime change rather than direct territorial rule.
- Sachs traces this mentality from the 1890s seizures like Hawaii to controlling overseas governance via interventions.
Covert Operations Fueled By Corporate Interests
- Sachs describes U.S. covert operations like Guatemala 1954 and many Cold War actions funded by corporate interests.
- He cites Lindsay O'Rourke's count of 64 covert regime change operations between 1947 and 1989.
