Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
Geopolitical Economy Report is an independent news outlet that provides original journalism and analysis to understand the changing world.
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Dec 29, 2022 • 46min
CIA and NATO are waging sabotage attacks inside Russia
The CIA is using the intelligence agencies of a European NATO ally to launch sabotage attacks inside Russian territory, according to a report by journalist Jack Murphy.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m47oAKOYePE
Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/29/cia-nato-sabotage-attacks-russia
Read Jack Murphy's article: https://jackmurphywrites.com/169/the-cias-sabotage-campaign-inside-russia

Dec 26, 2022 • 51min
Russia dropping US dollar for Chinese yuan - and fast
In response to Western sanctions, Russia's central bank is dropping the US dollar and plans to buy Chinese yuan on the foreign exchange market. The yuan's share of Russia's currency market increased from 1% to 40-45% in less than a year, while dollar trade halved from 80% to 40%. Moscow has quickly become the world's fourth-biggest offshore trading center for renminbi.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ffFseEPa62M
Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/26/russia-us-dollar-chinese-yuan
IMF admits US dollar hegemony declining, due to rise of Chinese yuan, sanctions on Russia: https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/31/imf-us-dollar-decline-china-russia
Iran & Russia pledge to cut US dollar from global trade, strengthen China alliance: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/23/iran-russia-dollar-china-alliance

Dec 24, 2022 • 23min
UN experts condemn US sanctions for violating Iranians' human rights
Top United Nations experts wrote a letter to the United States government, emphasizing that its illegal unilateral sanctions on Iran violate the human rights of the Iranian people, calling for them to “be eased or lifted completely.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VTFBsXnUcnk
Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/24/un-us-sanctions-iran-human-rights
Check out our related report "UN expert: ‘Outrageous’ Western sanctions are ‘suffocating’ Syria, may be crimes against humanity": https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/12/un-expert-western-sanctions-syria

Dec 22, 2022 • 29min
West opposes rest of world in UN votes for fairer economic system, equality, sustainable development
The West opposed the rest of a planet in United Nations General Assembly votes that called for a new international economic order based on sovereign equality, sustainable development, and biological diversity.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hfcvmxieug4
Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/22/west-un-vote-economic-system-equality

Dec 20, 2022 • 35min
Latin America rejects coup in Peru, as US supports unelected regime killing protesters
Most of Latin America has opposed the US-backed coup in Peru, standing with elected President Pedro Castillo, including Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and several Caribbean nations. Meanwhile, the unelected regime is massacring protesters, with Washington's support.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-bbzsiqFN0
Report on CIA agent turned US ambassador meeting with Peru's defense minister one day before the coup: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/14/coup-us-ambassador-peru-cia
Joint statement by Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/13/mexico-argentina-bolivia-colombia-peru-castillo-coup
ALBA's statement: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/15/alba-peru-castillo-coup-argentina-kirchner
Honduras' statement: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/13/honduras-coup-peru-pedro-castillo

Dec 16, 2022 • 48min
Peru coup: CIA agent turned US ambassador met with defense minister day before president overthrown
The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, worked for the CIA for 9 years, as well as the Pentagon. One day before the coup against elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo, Kenna met with Peru’s defense minister, who then ordered the military to turn against Castillo.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QhVdgvgCBtA
Source and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/14/coup-us-ambassador-peru-cia
En español aquí: https://geopoliticaeconomica.com/2022/12/15/embajador-eeuu-peru-cia-golpe

Dec 14, 2022 • 1h 30min
What's going on in China? Protests, zero Covid shift, Middle East visit challenges petrodollar
In this joint stream of Multipolarista with Ben Norton, the Left Lens with Danny Haiphong, and Friends of Socialist China with Carlos Martinez, we discuss the latest developments in China, including:
- the government's response to protests,
- relaxation of its zero-Covid policy,
- President Xi Jinping's historic visit to the Persian Gulf,
- Beijing's plan to buy oil and gas in its currency the yuan, directly challenging the petrodollar
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RdeeeTdwVDw

Dec 12, 2022 • 50min
British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism
British colonialism in India caused 165 million deaths and stole trillions of dollars of wealth. This led to the rise of fascism and inspired Hitler. The devastating impact of British rule in India included extreme poverty and mortality rates. Winston Churchill's admiration for Hitler highlights the connection between colonialism and fascism. British colonial rule drained wealth from India, hindered modernization, and increased poverty.

Dec 10, 2022 • 34min
Peru rises up after coup against elected President Pedro Castillo
Peru's elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a coup by the right-wing-controlled congress.
Ben Norton speaks with Peruvian activist Daniela Ortiz about the protests demanding a new constitution and the freedom of Castillo, a humble teacher and union organizer from a rural, indigenous-descent community in a country whose political system has long been dominated by racist elites.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ek2evCbKYKU
TRANSCRIPT: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/10/peru-coup-president-pedro-castillo
Daniela's website: https://daniela-ortiz.com
Follow Daniela on Twitter at https://twitter.com/danillaortiz

Dec 8, 2022 • 1h 4min
2 coups in Latin America in 2 days: Peru and Argentina - What happened?
"Geopolitical Economy Report" discusses the recent coups in Latin America, including those against Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Peru's President Pedro Castillo. The podcast explores the concept of hybrid warfare and coups in the region, US dollar dominance and control through debt, recent coup attempts in other Latin American countries, initiatives in Latin America like the creation of the sucray currency, restrictions on deficit spending in the Eurozone, and Latin American leaders' support for Julian Assange's freedom.


