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Davos is not protecting liberal democracy. President Trump will challenge elites on immigration, public safety, climate change, China, and gender ideology. He will trust science and the American people's support. The goal is to awaken lions, not guide sheep.

The recent elections in the United States and the Brexit vote have shown people's anger towards globalization and the elites. This has led to an anti-system movement and a dismantling of the current system. The new US administration is reflecting this revolution. On a global scale, Donald Trump is systematically destroying the US alliance system. He is alienating America's friends in North America, Western Europe, the Far East, and South Korea. This is a significant departure from the US foreign policy of building a rule-based liberal global order through alliances. The reasons behind this destructive approach are unclear.

There is concern that Trump may be re-elected, which could have a negative impact on the global order. Some politicians create a false choice between patriotism and globalism, suggesting that one must choose between loyalty to their nation or a global government.

Speaker 0 and Speaker 1 discuss the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy and its global impact. - Unpredictability as a negotiation asset: Speaker 0 notes that Trump’s rhetoric is out of the norm and concerning, citing statements about Greenland, Iran, Venezuela, and Gaza. Speaker 1 counters that Trump starts with a very tough position and then moderates it as a negotiation tactic, arguing that unpredictability has value but erodes credibility because “what he says this week will not be what he might do next week or the week after.” - Gaza, Venezuela, and Iran as case studies: Gaza is described as having no peace, only ongoing uncertainty. In Venezuela, Speaker 0 sees a new regime leader working with the old regime, making regime change unlikely; Speaker 1 cautions that Rodriguez would have to dismantle the army and paramilitaries to improve Venezuela, implying changes may be blocked by corruption and drug trafficking networks. In Iran, despite expectations of a strike, Trump did not strike, which Speaker 1 attributes to calculated restraint and the need to avoid provoking Iranian retaliation; Speaker 0 asks why, and Speaker 1 emphasizes the complexity and the risk of escalation. - Domestic and diplomatic capacity under Trump: Speaker 1 argues the administration relies on nontraditional figures (e.g., Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff) rather than professional diplomats, contributing to a lack of sustained policy execution. He notes the Pentagon, State Department, and National Security Council have been stripped of expertise, with many positions unfilled. He describes diplomacy as being conducted by envoy, with trusted associates who lack deep diplomatic experience. - Global power shifts and alliances: Speaker 1 says unpredictability can undermine US credibility; however, there is a real shift as the US appears to retreat from international engagement. He asserts that Russia and China have lost clients due to various internal and regional dynamics, while the US withdrawal from international organizations has allowed China to gain influence, including within the UN. He predicts that the US could become weaker in the long run relative to its previous position, even if economically stronger domestically. - Regional dynamics and potential alliances: The conversation touches on the theoretical possibility of an Islamic or Middle Eastern NATO-like alliance, led by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia with potential Turkish involvement. Speaker 1 argues that such an alliance would not resemble NATO but that regional powers are likely to form bilateral and regional arrangements to counterbalance major powers like the US, Russia, and China. In the Middle East, Israel is cast as an influential actor shaping regional alignments, with Gulf states wary of Iranian retaliation and crisis spillover. - The Iran crisis and military posture: Speaker 1 explains why Gulf states and Israel did not want an immediate strike on Iran due to the risk of massive retaliation and limited US regional presence at the time. He notes the Abraham Lincoln and George H.W. Bush carrier groups' movements suggest potential future force projection, but states that any strike would likely be small if undertaken given current hardware positioning. He suggests the crisis will continue, with Iran’s internal repression and external deterrence shaping the dynamics. He also points to the 2000 missiles and the IRGC’s scale as factors in regional calculations. - Reflection on impact and timing: The discussion notes the potential for longer-term consequences in US credibility and global influence once Trumpism passes, with the possibility of the US reemerging weaker on the world stage despite possible internal economic strength. Speaker 0 closes with appreciation for the discussion; Speaker 1 agrees.

Larry Johnson and the host discuss the current trajectory of U.S. policy under Donald Trump and its implications for international law, NATO, and the global balance of power, with frequent emphasis on Greenland as a flashpoint. - They suggest Trump is making a case for peace through overwhelming strength and unpredictability, implying that international law is seen by him as a restraint US power. Johnson argues that Trump’s stance includes threats and pressure aimed at annexing Greenland, and he questions whether this represents a genuine peace strategy or a coercive strategy that disregards international norms. - Johnson catalogs a sequence of Trump-era actions and rhetoric: Donald Trump “launched the coup against the Iranian government,” was involved in discussions with Zelensky, helped Ukraine, and then “kidnapped Nicolas Maduro,” followed by an escalation that included the suggestion of a military attack on Iran. He says Trump has “declared openly” that he does not recognize or respect international law, describing it as “useless. It’s whatever he thinks is right and what needs to be done.” - The conversation notes that Trump’s position has been reflected by close aides and allies, including Steven Miller, Marco Rubio, and Scott Bessette. Johnson claims this broad endorsement signals a shift in how major powers might view the U.S. and its approach to international law, with Putin, Xi, Macron, and others watching closely. - They argue this marks a breakdown of the international system: “a complete breakdown of the international system,” with NATO potentially coming apart as the U.S. claims a threat to Greenland from China or Russia and insists that NATO is unnecessary to protect it. The debate frames Europe as being in a toxic relationship with the United States, dependent on U.S. security guarantees, while the U.S. acts with unilateralism. - The European response is discussed in detail. The host describes European leaders as having “ Stockholm syndrome” and being overly dependent on Washington. The letter to Norway’s prime minister by Trump is cited as an astonishing admission that peace is subordinate to U.S. self-interest. The question is raised whether NATO is dying as a result. - They compare the evolution of international law to historical developments: Magna Carta is invoked as a symbol of limiting rulers, and Westphalia is discussed as a starting point for the balance-of-power system. The hosts consider whether modern international law is viable in a multipolar world, where power is distributed and no single hegemon can enforce norms as unilaterally as in the past. - They discuss the economic dimension of the shift away from U.S. hegemony. The U.S. dollar’s status as the global reserve currency is challenged as BRICS-plus and other nations move toward alternative payment systems, gold, and silver reserves. Johnson notes that the lifting of sanctions on Russia and the broader shift away from dollar-dominated finance are undermining U.S. financial hegemony. He highlights that Russia and China are increasing gold and silver holdings, with a particular emphasis on silver moving to new highs, suggesting a widening gap in global finance. - The Trump administration’s tariff strategy is discussed as another instrument that could provoke a financial crisis: Johnson cites reports of European threats to retaliate with massive tariffs against the U.S. and references the potential for a broader financial shock as gold and silver prices rise and as countries reduce their purchases of U.S. Treasuries. - The discussion examines Greenland specifically: the claim that the U.S. wants Greenland for access to rare earth minerals, Arctic access, and strategic bases. Johnson disputes the rare-earth rationale, pointing out U.S. processing limits and comparing Arctic capabilities—Russia has multiple nuclear-powered icebreakers. He characterizes Trump’s Greenland gambit as a personal vanity project that could set off broader strategic consequences. - They touch on the role of European defense commitments, with German and other European responses to defend Greenland described as inconsequential or symbolic, and a suggestion that Europe might respond more seriously by hedging against U.S. influence, though current incentives make a real break difficult. - A broader warning emerges: the possibility of a new world order emerging from multipolarity, with the United States weakened economically and politically. They foresee a period of adjustment in which European countries may reorient toward Russia or China, while the United States pursues a more fragmented and confrontational stance. - The conversation ends with mutual concerns about the trajectory toward potential geopolitical conflict and a call to watch the evolving relationship between the major powers, the role of international law, and the coming economic shifts as the global system transitions from unipolar to multipolar.

Professor Zhang and the host discuss a era of rapid systemic upheaval in world order, centered on a peaceful yet unprecedented rise of China and the broader shift of power from West to East. They explore how likely it is that such a major redistribution of international power can occur without triggering major wars among great powers. Key points from the exchange: - Mark Carney’s Davos speech is used as a reference point to counter Donald Trump’s claim that Europe and Canada have free‑ridden on American defense. Carney argues the rules‑based order benefited the American empire but that America’s attitude has shifted away from multilateralism; middle powers must build a rules‑based order to survive, potentially aligning with BRICS. He suggests the Shanghai Gold Exchange and a global gold corridor function as a multilateral, reciprocal framework that could underpin a new financial system, with China emphasizing multilateralism, cooperation, and reciprocity. A central tension is that the American empire will not fade quietly, and the National Security Strategy envisions reshaping empire rule: no more liberal order, more national self-interest, vassalization of allies, and continued strategic challenges to China in all theaters, including Africa, Europe, and South America, even if military presence in East Asia declines. - The discussion contrasts the U.S.‑led multilateral consensus (post‑1945) with the current reality: an elite, close-knit club once governed global decisions, but Trump’s outsider status disrupts that club. This disruption incentivizes Western elites to seek China as a new protector, even as systemic fragility remains due to inequality, corruption, and a large disconnect between political leadership and ordinary people. - The speakers analyze Trump’s strategy as aiming to create a “Trump world order” by replacing the global elite with a new one, reshaping NATO leadership, and supporting more amendable European politicians who favor nationalism and tighter immigration controls. They describe Trump’s broader civil‑military plan, including using ICE to pursue a harsh domestic policy, potentially enabling emergency powers, and provoking a European political realignment through backing parties like Poland’s Law and Justice, Hungary’s Fidesz, Austria’s and Spain’s right‑leaning movements. They argue Trump’s Greenland focus is intended to embarrass NATO leaders and redraw European political loyalties, not merely to seize strategic real estate. - The conversation touches a perceived internal Western crisis: elite arrogance, meritocracy’s failure to connect with ordinary people, and the growing alienation and inequality. They argue this has contributed to the rise of Trump, who some see as a messianic figure for restoring Western civilization, while others view him as seeking to destroy the existing order to rule in a new form. - The guests reflect on the 1990s warning by Richard Rorty that globalization and liberalism could spark a political radicalism among previously disaffected groups, leading to the appeal of strongmen. They connect this to the contemporary surge of nationalist and anti‑elite sentiment across the West, and the collapse of faith in liberal institutions. - Asia’s prospects are examined with skepticism about a simple East Asian century. Zhang highlights four structural challenges: (1) demographic decline and very low fertility in East Asia (e.g., South Korea around 0.6, Japan, China) and its implications for a youthful labor force; (2) high savings rates and the risk this poses for domestic demand; (3) dependence on Middle Eastern oil for East Asian economies during potential global conflict; (4) long‑standing tensions among China, Japan, and Korea. He argues these factors complicate a straightforward rise of Asia and suggests Asia’s future is not guaranteed to outpace the West in global leadership. - Zhang emphasizes the need to recalibrate values away from neoliberal consumerism toward meaning, community, and family. He argues that both capitalism and communism neglected spirituality, leading to widespread alienation; he believes a healing approach would prioritize children, family, and social cohesion as essential to human flourishing. - On Iran, Zhang suggests the United States and Israel aim to destroy and fragment Iran to render it more manageable, while Iran exhibits resilience, unity, and a readiness to fight back against continued external pressure. He notes Iranian leadership now prefers resistance after previously negotiating, and he predicts strong Iranian defense and potential escalation if attacked. He also points to an anticipated false‑flag risk and the broader risk environment seeking a new status quo through diplomacy, not just confrontation. - Finally, the host and Zhang discuss the broader risk landscape: as U.S. leadership declines and regional powers maneuver, a multipolar, chaotic strategic environment could emerge with shifting alliances. They argue for a renewed focus on managing competition and seeking a civilized framework for coexistence, though there is skepticism about whether such a framework will emerge given strategic incentives and current political dynamics.

Donald Trump, during his campaign, claimed to be the voice of the people. Now, he presents himself as their retribution, fueled by vengeance and grievances. In America, winning elections usually involves discussing the future and appealing to voters. However, many voters are tired of hearing about the future because their present experiences are unpleasant. Their lives are affected by an uncaring bipartisan system in Washington DC that disregards them, treating them as insignificant and unimportant.

Ioannis Varoufakis and Glenn discuss Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” and the broader implications for international order. Varoufakis argues the Security Council’s approval of a private “owner and chair” of peace, effectively a corporation-led board, would mark the end of the United Nations and the end of international law as we know it. He notes that only China and Russia abstained on resolution 28-03 (11/17/2025), and contends the move annuls decades of UN effort on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, resetting the clock to a pre-1945 framework and erasing Palestinian claims in the resolution. He emphasizes that this would enable a border peace outside international law, restore Netanyahu’s political standing, and undermine ICJ and ICC actions that had condemned Israeli policies. He decries the privatization of peace, where a single private individual—Donald J. Trump—would not be answerable to a public or parliamentary body, merely required to report biannually to the UN. Varoufakis expands the critique beyond Palestine, arguing the Board embodies a broader privatization of international governance. He connects this to a long-standing trend: the replacement of states by corporations, a view echoed by tech-entrepreneur circles (Peter Thiel’s circle) who envision “free cities” governed by corporate boards. He traces the idea to colonial antecedents like the Dutch and British East India Companies and argues that today’s financiers and tech elites aim to privatize essential sovereignty—controlling currency, borders, and security—through private boards and privatized global governance. He contends this privatization is supported by a troubling coalition: big tech loves the privatization of power (cloud capital, AI-enabled surveillance, stablecoins, privatized dollars), the military–industrial complex benefits from ongoing conflicts and weapon sales, and Wall Street seeks rents generated by the new financial architecture (including “Genius Act” implications and the potential for private digital currencies). Varoufakis argues Trump’s alignment with these forces is designed to disrupt established Western-led international arrangements, including a weakened EU and NATO, to extract maximum rents from allies while negotiating anew with China. Discussing Canada, Britain, and Europe, Varoufakis criticizes their hypocrisy and reluctance to challenge the US, using Mark Carney’s much-discussed speech as an example. He disputes Carney’s claim that the rules-based order produced public goods like open sea lanes and a stable financial system, pointing to 2008’s financial crisis, Libya’s destruction, and ongoing Palestinian suffering as evidence of deep flaws. He argues Carney’s proposed “new alliance” of middle powers with Germany and France lacks a concrete peace initiative for Ukraine or Palestine. In the broader historical frame, Varoufakis provides two analyses of US dominance. He says the postwar American hegemony effectively ended in 1971 with the Nixon shocks and Bretton Woods’ collapse; the modern order shifted to a system where the US runs deficits, exports dollars, and relies on the private sector to shape policy. He argues Trump’s strategy is not a simple return to past practices but a bid to preserve US dominance in the face of China’s rapid rise, by privatizing the dollar, decoupling Europe, and using geopolitical salients (Greenland, Canada) as leverage. He suggests Trump’s approach aims to keep the Western wheel turning with the US at the hub, regardless of the spokes’ weakness. The discussion closes with a warning: the ongoing erosion of international law and the rise of private, corporate-driven governance could redefine the balance of power, with Europe and other allies potentially bearing the consequences of a new, privatized world order.

There is a global emotional turmoil where facts no longer matter and fake news is gaining importance. People are angry and there is a revolution against the system. The anti-system movement, known as libertarianism, aims to dismantle any government influence on private lives. Fixing or suppressing the system is not enough; a completely new approach is needed to move forward.

Almost everyone is part of the great reset, except for one man who opposes it. Donald Trump defied globalists at Davos, leading to backlash from figures like George Soros and the Vatican. Trump's stance against globalism and his actions to protect American interests have made him a target. The push for a new normal and the great reset aims to weaken the US economy. The choice is clear: support America or fall to the New World Order. Stand with Trump to prevent the reset.

The great reset is a significant concern, especially with Donald Trump's opposition to globalism. At Davos, Trump rejected the doomsday predictions of alarmists, emphasizing the need for national sovereignty over global control. Following his speech, George Soros warned that the U.S. election would impact the world’s fate. Critics, including figures from the Vatican, view Trump as a danger due to his capitalist stance and withdrawal from agreements like the Paris Climate Accord. The COVID-19 pandemic is seen as a tactic to weaken the U.S. economy and push for a new normal, which could lead to increased control over citizens. The call to action is to return to normal life and support Trump to prevent the rise of a new world order. The choice is clear: support America or succumb to globalism.

С двух сторон был нанесён удар по глобализму. Мы начали строить многополярный мир, отказываясь от либерализма и возвращаясь к традиционным ценностям. Это один фронт. Второй удар пришёл изнутри Вашингтона, что ставит в сложное положение таких лидеров, как Обама, Байден, Макрон и Кирстармер. Им теперь нужно выбирать: выступать против Америки, менять свою позицию или создавать фронт против Трампа. --- A blow has been dealt to globalism from two sides. We began building a multipolar world, rejecting liberalism and returning to traditional values. This is one front. The second blow came from within Washington, complicating the situation for leaders like Obama, Biden, Macron, and Starmer. They now face a choice: oppose America, change their stance, or form a front against Trump.

The United States is in a state of decline, with no clear identity. Monuments are being defaced and destroyed, erasing our heritage. In Germany, Olaf Schulz is using the pretext of preparing for a fight with Russia to suppress opposition within the country. Similar fates await other Western governments, as their populations have had enough and will replace them with new leaders who are not like the current ones.

The transcript centers on a dramatic framing of Trump’s Davos appearance and a strategic reorientation of U.S. and Western policy away from the post-World War II rules-based order. The speakers argue that Trump’s actions signal the end of the Bretton Woods-era system and the unipolar order, unsettling globalists who want to cling to the old framework. The main points: - Davos as a turning point: Trump walked into the World Economic Forum and framed the room as “friends and maybe a few enemies,” telling European elites he no longer trusts them to defend American interests. He challenged their energy policies as suicidal and criticized Europe for not leveraging its own energy resources, despite North Sea oil and gas; he referenced Europe’s rising electricity prices (claiming a 139% increase) and highlighted wind power versus oil reserves. - The Greenland signal and a broader realignment: While Greenland is noted as a significant detail, the larger story is Trump recentering U.S. strategy toward the Western Hemisphere. This includes stabilizing the hemisphere, deterring mass migration, crushing transnational criminal networks, and preventing hostile powers from owning key assets near U.S. borders. The plan is described as a Monroe Doctrine-like approach, or a Donroe Doctrine, focusing on the Western Hemisphere rather than Brussels’ priorities. - Europe and NATO exposed: Trump’s rhetoric targeted European elites and NATO members, pushing back against what the speakers describe as the old order that expects U.S. protection without reciprocal responsibility. The claim is that the United States is moving toward a national-interest-based posture, rethinking involvement in the UN and NATO, and deciding who is in or out of major security arrangements. - Canada’s contrast at Davos: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney presented a polite globalist counterpoint—calling for a rupture in the rules-based order and a coalition of middle powers to resist superpowers. The speakers contrast this with Trump’s inward, transactional approach and point to Canada’s perceived ingratitude toward the United States. - Domestic and regional actions: The show notes concrete steps, including Argentina’s open support for Malay’s government, the designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations, and a large Western Hemisphere military meeting (34 countries) to plan actions against cartels and transnational criminal networks. There is emphasis on the United States acting decisively in the region and the broader implications for national security. - Alberta and Canadian diplomacy: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (referred to as Scott Benson) comments in Davos about Alberta as a potential natural partner for the United States, illustrating a shift in how Washington is evaluating regional partnerships. The contrast with Carney’s call for a rules-based order underscores the political climate. - Money and minerals emphasis: The speaker pivots to the financial implications of a shifted world order, arguing that money is moving into mining stocks as the U.S. seeks to secure domestic supply chains. The narrative highlights a surge in gold and silver prices and a pivot to mining equities as a strategic investment response to geopolitical shifts. - Vanguard Mining and specific metals: The sponsor Vanguard Mining is presented as exposing a diversified portfolio across five metals—gold, copper, uranium, lithium, and molybdenum—with direct exposure to projects in British Columbia, Argentina, and Paraguay. China’s dominance over these critical minerals is outlined: China’s control of lithium refining (60–70% of world capacity), copper refining and consumption (roughly 58% of refined copper), and molybdenum production (42–45% of global output), plus new export restrictions on moly powders. The company’s portfolio, including a focus on the Pokitos-1 lithium project in Argentina, is highlighted as strategically significant for Western supply chains. The ticker UUUFF is mentioned for Vanguard Mining, with availability on major U.S. exchanges. Overall, the transcript asserts a geopolitical and economic shift away from the existing global order toward a more transactional, hemisphere-centered American strategy, with mining and critical minerals playing a key role in national security and economic policy.

There is a revolution happening against the system, which is evident in the new US administration. People are rising up against the system that we created and trapped them in.

Almost everyone supports the Great Reset, except for one powerful man - Donald Trump. Trump challenged globalists at Davos, rejecting their control over our lives. George Soros warned about the US election's impact, while Vatican figures criticized Trump. Despite his faults, Trump opposes globalism by pulling out of agreements and challenging the UN. The push for a new normal and the Great Reset aims to weaken the US economy. To resist, return to normalcy, support Trump, and reject the globalist agenda. Stand with America or fall to the New World Order.

Speaker 0 raises questions about what’s happening culturally in Europe, noting crackdowns on free speech and people looking less like us, and asks whether a massive shift in world alliances is occurring long term. Speaker 1 responds that there is definitely a new world order, with changes in trade, globalization, and the way we invest in our economy versus foreign supply chains. They say the president is willing to shake up old alliance structures, and that NATO is much different now because of the president’s leadership, whereas ten years ago it was effectively a protectorate of the United States of America. They mention Venezuela as an example and state that the president is putting a stamp on world history, but in an America-first way.

Donald Trump's election was due to an unprecedented coalition of diverse Americans. Trump exposed the traditional left-right political structure as a control device. This coalition is now threatened by a potential war with Iran. The key planks of Trump's platform were stopping forever wars, securing the border and deporting illegal immigrants, and restructuring trade to bring back manufacturing jobs. The focus on maintaining forever wars, particularly in the Middle East, is seen as a threat to this agenda. Involvement in a war would destroy the coalition and hinder the deportation of illegal immigrants, which is considered essential for preserving the country. The situation is escalating, potentially leading to civil war in major cities.

Susan Kokinda argues that the current moment marks the end of eighty years of British-led American foreign policy and the revival of a past strategic clarity embodied by the old war plan red. She contends that the mainstream view portrays Donald Trump as threatening alliances with Greenland, but she maintains Trump is dismantling imperial control and reviving a clear-eyed understanding of the real adversaries. Key points she highlights: - NATO and Greenland: NATO leaders are discussing protecting Greenland from the United States, with Bloomberg reporting that the United Kingdom and Germany are considering deploying NATO forces to Greenland to shield it from the U.S. Chatham House warns that the US, NATO’s leading power, threatening to attack a NATO member would damage Article Five’s credibility, and European states may seek support from global South states in the future. Chatham House also worries about potential U.S. cooperation on Arctic energy with Russia and a 28-point peace plan for joint Russian-U.S. rare earth extraction in the Arctic, signaling a realignment away from postwar Atlantic structures. - Greenland’s status: The notion that Greenland belongs to Denmark is described as an imperial relic. Greenland gained self-government in 2009, but Denmark still controls foreign policy, currency, and defense. Greenlandic and Danish tensions have risen, with Greenlanders seeking direct negotiations with the United States, bypassing Copenhagen. Kokinda asserts that when Trump talks about Greenland, he is addressing the dismantling of European colonial influence in the Western Hemisphere, a move NATO fears could unravel the postwar order. - War Plan Red: War Plan Red was a contingency for war with Britain, with Canada as Britain’s proxy. It was approved and updated under Navy Secretary Charles Francis Adams III. Adams III is the great-grandson of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of Charles Francis Adams Sr., Lincoln’s minister to Britain who prevented diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy. The implication is that the republic and empire are incompatible, and Trump is dusting off the modern equivalent of this plan. - Domestic cartels and economic policy: Kokinda claims British financial interests shape both international and domestic systems, including housing, health care, and the military-industrial complex. Trump has targeted large institutional investors in single-family housing, aiming to curb monopolistic practices by banning such investors from buying single-family homes. Barron’s noted real estate funds fell after the announcement. Trump also directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase up to $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities to lower mortgage rates. She cites Trump’s call to move money away from private insurers toward direct payments to Americans to address health care costs. - Military-industrial complex reform: Trump demands that major defense contractors end stock buybacks and cap executive salaries, arguing they should be industrial rather than financial institutions. He plans to deliver this economic message at Davos and frame it as breaking the financial parasites to allow the real economy and families to grow. - Overall thesis: The strategy behind Greenland is not territorial expansion but ending NATO as an instrument of imperial control and securing the Western Hemisphere from monarchies. The war plan red framework shows the United States once understood who the real enemy was, and Trump is reviving that clarity. Domestic policies target housing, health care, and the defense sector to dismantle the cartels that Kokinda says oppress ordinary Americans. Kokinda invites viewers to subscribe to Promethean Action for more on these arguments and to join a broader movement to “finish off the British empire once and for all.”

Every crisis is a clash between globalization and its opponents, not just liberals and conservatives. The elite at the top also seek to dismantle the old order to turn people into commodities for profit.

Richard Wolff and Glenn discuss the future of the West, NATO, Europe, and the international economic system. - The central dynamic, according to Wolff, is the rise of China and the West’s unpreparedness. He argues that the West, after a long era of Cold War dominance, is encountering a China that grows two to three times faster than the United States, with no sign of slowing. China’s ascent has transformed global power relations and exposed that prior strategies to stop or slow China have failed. - The United States, having defeated various historical rivals, pursued a unipolar, neoliberal globalization project after the Cold War. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of that era left the U.S. with a sense of “manifest destiny” to shape the world order. But now time is on China’s side, and the short-term fix for the U.S. is to extract value from its allies rather than invest in long-run geopolitics. Wolff contends the U.S. is engaging in a transactional, extractive approach toward Europe and other partners, pressuring them to concede significant economic and strategic concessions. - Europe is seen by Wolff as increasingly subordinated to U.S. interests, with its leadership willing to accept terrible trade terms and militarization demands to maintain alignment with Washington. He cites the possibility of Europe accepting LNG imports and investments to the U.S. economy at the expense of its own social welfare, suggesting that Europe’s social protections could be jeopardized by this “divorce settlement” with the United States. - Russia’s role is reinterpreted: while U.S. and European actors have pursued expanding NATO and a Western-led security architecture, Russia’s move toward Greater Eurasia and its pivot to the East, particularly under Putin, complicates Western plans. Wolff argues that the West’s emphasis on demonizing Russia as the unifying threat ignores the broader strategic competition with China and risks pushing Europe toward greater autonomy or alignment with Russia and China. - The rise of BRICS and China’s Belt and Road Initiative are framed as major competitive challenges to Western economic primacy. The West’s failure to integrate and adapt to these shifts is seen as a strategic misstep, especially given Russia’s earlier openness to a pan-European security framework that was rejected in favor of a U.S.-led order. - Within the United States, there is a debate about the proper response to these shifts. One faction desires aggressive actions, including potential wars (e.g., Iran) to deter adversaries, while another emphasizes the dangers of escalation in a nuclear age. Wolff notes that Vietnam and Afghanistan illustrate the limits of muscular interventions, and he points to domestic economic discontent—rising inequality, labor unrest, and a growing desire for systemic change—as factors that could press the United States to rethink its approach to global leadership. - Economically, Wolff challenges the dichotomy of public versus private dominance. He highlights China’s pragmatic hybrid model—roughly 50/50 private and state enterprise, with openness to foreign participation yet strong state direction. He argues that the fixation on choosing between private-market and public-control models is misguided and that outcomes matter more than orthodox ideological labels. - Looking ahead, Wolff is optimistic that Western economies could reframe development by learning from China’s approach, embracing a more integrated strategy that blends public and private efforts, and reducing ideological rigidity. He suggests Europe could reposition itself by deepening ties with China and leveraging its own market size to negotiate from a position of strength, potentially even joining or aligning with BRICS in some form. - For Europe, a potential path to resilience would involve shifting away from a mindset of subordination to the United States, pursuing energy diversification (including engaging with Russia for cheaper energy), and forming broader partnerships with China to balance relations with the United States and Russia. This would require political renewal in Europe and a willingness to depart from a “World War II–reboot” mentality toward a more pragmatic, multipolar strategy. - In closing, Wolff stresses that the West’s current trajectory is not inevitable. He envisions a Europe capable of redefining its alliances, reconsidering economic models, and seeking a more autonomous, multipolar future that reduces dependency on U.S. leadership. He ends with a provocative suggestion: Europe might consider a realignment toward Russia and China as a way to reshape global power balances, rather than defaulting to a perpetual U.S.-led order.

I am concerned that Trump may be re-elected, which could harm the global order. Politicians create a false choice between patriotism and globalism.

It is very likely Trump might be elected again, which would likely be a death blow to what remains of the global order. Many politicians present a false dichotomy, a false binary vision of the world. They act as if one has to choose between patriotism and globalism, between being loyal to one's nation and being loyal to some kind of global government.

America protects and defends countries like South Korea, Japan, Canada, and all of Europe. In exchange, South Korea steals the automobile and electronics industries, Japan closes its market to American cars, Canada runs up a massive trade deficit, and Europe has a $300 billion trade deficit with the United States. America is getting ripped off by every other country in the world, resulting in the deindustrialization of the heartland, destruction of the American dream, and the eradication of the industrial and manufacturing base needed for national security. This has to stop, especially with $36 trillion in debt.