Geopolitics & Empire

Alfred McCoy, Harrington Professor of History and author on the CIA and Cold War, sketches how covert operatives shaped global events. He discusses CIA links to the drug trade, the rise of clandestine warfare in lieu of nuclear conflict, Eurasia containment and base strategy, and how imperial surveillance tactics are returning to the U.S. scene.

Bryan McClain, founder of Alternate Current Radio and former Naval Postgraduate School liaison with a computer science background. He traces tech origins to WikiLeaks and dives into technocracy, psyops, AI militarization, cloud-dependent edge devices, digital IDs and economic control. Short, punchy takes on surveillance, media co-option, and strategies to resist and document creeping centralized power.

David Skripac, former Canadian Forces captain and aerospace technologist turned geopolitics researcher. He argues global power is a coordinated multi-pillar system, traces technocratic ideas to Victorian planners, and discusses biometric IDs, CBDCs, AI social control, and how major powers may cooperate to advance a scientific form of world governance.

A wide-ranging rundown of ICE raids, surveillance tech and Palantir’s expanding role in policing. They map DHS warehousing risks and warn about biometric, cashless rebuild plans. Tokenization, stablecoins and crypto ties to elite networks get unpacked. The conversation flags AI deepfakes, synthetic content threats and a push to choose real human communities over algorithmic control.

Nikola Mirkovic, French-Serbian geopolitical analyst and president of the West-East Association who has worked in Kosovo and Donbass. He critiques Western propaganda, empire-building and economic overreach. He discusses dollar power, surveillance and the risks of great-power war. He highlights BRICS rise, EU failings and a call for renewed national courage and civic resilience.

Jason Bassler, co‑founder of The Free Thought Project and Police the Police, is a journalist and activist focused on police misconduct and deplatforming. He discusses social platforms silencing dissent. He warns of biometric surveillance, digital IDs and CBDCs. He stresses self‑sufficiency, privacy tools and authentic independent media as counters.

Zahra Sethna, host of Collapse Life and former UN communications staffer, shares her shift from idealism to skepticism of global institutions. She discusses biometric IDs, digital wallets, and coordinated surveillance creating a worldwide digital dragnet. She frames collapse as a slow erosion of institutions, explores technocratic trends, and talks about practical resilience and alternative media strategies.

Brad Miller, a former U.S. Army officer turned commentator who resigned over the COVID vaccine mandate, explores hidden power structures. He links 9/11, the pandemic, and cultural operations to engineered consent. He discusses managed politics, occult tactics in statecraft, and a looming technocratic endgame centered on algorithmic control.

Mark Goodwin discusses the intersection of cryptocurrency (e.g. bitcoin and the Tether stablecoin) and globalist technocracy. Goodwin argues that while Bitcoin may have origins linked to intelligence agencies and serves as a tool for the digital dollarization of the internet, it still offers a permissionless way to preserve wealth outside of traditional banking. The discussion explores the rise of the algorithm ghetto, a concept describing how digital IDs, biometric surveillance, and centralized platforms are creating a modern panopticon that restricts freedom of movement and thought. By examining the roles of figures like Peter Thiel and entities like BlackRock, the speakers highlight a convergence model where Western and Eastern powers adopt similar high-tech control systems. Ultimately, Goodwin emphasizes the importance of physical assets, self-custody of assets, and independent media as essential strategies for surviving an encroaching technocratic dystopia. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics easyDNS (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://easydns.com Escape The Technocracy (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Outbound Mexico https://outboundmx.com PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites X https://x.com/markgoodw_in The Bitcoin-Dollar https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/collections/books/products/the-bitcoin-dollar-book The Papercut Publishing House https://thepapercutmagazine.com Unlimited Hangout https://unlimitedhangout.com About Mark Goodwin Mark is the former editor in chief of Bitcoin Magazine and the author of The Bitcoin-Dollar: An Economic Monomyth. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Patrick Wood, an economist and author known for his expertise in technocracy, joins Courtenay Turner, a dedicated podcaster and cultural commentator. They dive into their book, discussing the rise of a global technocracy threatening democracy and personal liberties. Key topics include the influence of Silicon Valley elites and the concept of techno-feudalism, alongside the dangers of AI and asset tokenization. They highlight how technocrats are reshaping foreign policies and discuss the merging of surveillance states, warning of a future where traditional values may be lost.