Episode 42: Dollar Imperialism w/ Nathan Tankus
Nathan Tankus joins us to discuss the monetary foundations of American empire, how sanctions weaponize the global financial system, the possibility of China-led de-dollarization, and what’s really going on with the oil futures market.
This is part one of a two part episode. Part two, A Financial History of Zionism, will be released later this week on our paid feed.
Works mentioned: A Spectrum Approach to Monetary Sovereignty and our Dollar World; Did the United States Really Invade Iraq Because it Started Pricing Oil in Euros?; Chasing China: Learning to Play by Beijing’s Global Lending…
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