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'Punching them while they're down': US & Israel bomb Iran's schools & hospitals, with 'no stupid rules of engagement' - Geopolitical Economy Report US and Israel bombed 20 schools and 13 hospitals in Iran in one week. War Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of "death and destruction" to push collapse: "We are punching them while they’re down".

The US and Israel bombed 20 schools and 13 hospitals in Iran in one week, according to UNICEF.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of unleashing “death and destruction” to provoke societal collapse.

Hegseth bragged there are “no stupid rules of engagement”.

geopoliticaleconomy.com/2026/03/08/u...

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'Peace president' Trump has bombed 10 countries, now plans $1.5 trillion military budget - Geopolitical Economy Report “Peace president” Donald Trump has bombed 10 countries, more than any other US leader. He plans to raise military budget to $1.5 trillion, nearly rest of world combined

Self-declared “peacemaker” Donald Trump has bombed 10 countries, more than any other US leader.

Now he plans to raise the US military budget to $1.5 trillion — nearly the rest of the world’s defense spending combined.
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Donroe Doctrine: Trump attack on Venezuela is part of imperial plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump bombing Venezuela and kidnapping President Maduro is part of imperialist plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America, control natural resources (oil, gas, critical minerals, rare earths),...

Donald Trump’s bombing of Venezuela and abduction of President Maduro is part of a larger imperialist plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America, control the region’s natural resources and create a new supply chain that cuts out China.

This article explains:
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Trump admits he wants to take Venezuela's oil - and give it to US corporations Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted he wants to take its oil and give it to US corporations: "We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out, and we want it back".

Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted that he wants to take its oil and give it to US corporations.

In this article, I outlined the strategy and goals of the US colonial war:
www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/trump-take...

3 months ago 17 11 1 0
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This says everything about politics in 2025:

Far-right, pro-US, anti-China candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election.

Kast, a Trump ally, is a staunch defender of the Pinochet dictatorship, and the son of a German Nazi official.

He also is very pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.

4 months ago 28 16 1 1
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Trump frees drug trafficker: US meddles in Honduras' elections, amid fraud accusations - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump pardoned drug dealer Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH), former dictator of Honduras. US is meddling in elections, amid fraud accusations.

Donald Trump pardoned and freed from prison the drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH), the former dictator of Honduras.

The US is openly meddling in the country’s elections, amid serious accusations of fraud.

The US backed a coup in Honduras in 2009.
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4 months ago 16 10 1 2
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What is really happening in Venezuela? US attacks and economic situation explained An analysis of Donald Trump's attacks on Venezuela, the economic impact of US sanctions, and the similarities and differences with the successful Western regime-change war on Syria.

I wrote this analysis of the goals behind Donald Trump's attacks on Venezuela and the economic impact of US sanctions.

I also explained that, while there are some similarities to the Western regime-change war on Syria, there are also many differences:
www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/analysis-v...

5 months ago 16 12 1 1
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'Massive privatization': María Corina Machado offers to sell $1.7 trillion of Venezuela's assets to US corporations - Geopolitical Economy Report Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado vowed "massive privatization", to sell $1.7 trillion of oil & resources to US corporations

María Corina Machado -- the far-right US-funded Venezuelan coup leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize -- vowed “massive privatization”, offering to sell off $1.7 trillion of resources to US corporations, if Trump can help her overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.
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USA is isolated on world stage: Trump failed to pressure countries to support illegal blockade of Cuba The Trump admin pressured nations to oppose a UN General Assembly resolution calling to end the illegal US embargo against Cuba. Only 7 voted against it. 165 member states (85%) supported the measure.

The US is clearly isolated on the world stage:

The Trump admin pressured countries to oppose a UN General Assembly resolution calling to end the illegal US embargo against Cuba. Only 7 voted against it.

165 member states (85%) supported the measure.

www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/embargo-bl...

5 months ago 27 10 1 0
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Trump is clearly losing the trade war with China, which he started. This is why. The US economy is vulnerable and much more dependent on China’s than vice versa. The one-year trade war truce that Donald Trump made at his meeting with President Xi Jinping proves this.

Trump is clearly losing the trade war with China, which he started.

The US economy is vulnerable and much more dependent on China’s than vice versa. The one-year truce Trump made at his meeting with President Xi Jinping proves this.

This explains why:
www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/trump-losi...

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US debt trap: How libertarian Javier Milei is selling Argentina to Wall Street - for $82 billion The Trump admin is propping up Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei with $82 billion in debt that can't be paid, ensuring the IMF and Wall Street will control the country's economic policies

Trump is propping up Argentina’s failing libertarian President Javier Milei and his “anarcho-capitalist” experiment with $82 billion in debt.

This debt simply can't be paid -- ensuring the IMF and Wall Street will control Argentina's economic policies.
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5 months ago 27 12 1 0
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Trump orders CIA to attack Venezuela: US military kills innocent people in war based on lies The USA is waging war on Venezuela. Trump authorized CIA "lethal operations" to try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. The US military is killing innocent fishermen from Colombia and Trinidad.

The US is waging war on Venezuela.

Trump authorized CIA "lethal operations" to try to overthrow President Maduro.

The US military is killing innocent fishermen, not only from Venezuela but also Colombia and Trinidad.

This is international terrorism.
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Venezuelan coup leader María Corina Machado vows to privatize oil: US corporations will 'make a lot of money' - Geopolitical Economy Report Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado vowed to privatize Venezuela's oil. US companies will "make a lot of money", she told Donald Trump Jr

New Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, a US government-funded far-right coup leader, vowed to privatize Venezuela’s oil.

US companies will “make a lot of money”, she promised Donald Trump Jr. in an interview.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner supports Israel's genocide & Trump's war on Venezuela - Geopolitical Economy Report Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is a far-right Venezuelan coup-plotter funded by the US government. She supports Israel as it commits genocide and is central to Trump's regime-change w...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is a far-right Venezuelan coup-plotter funded by the US government.

She supports Israel as it commits genocide and is central in Trump’s regime-change war against President Maduro.

I collected the evidence:
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World leaders rebel against US & Israel: to save Gaza, they demand international intervention - Geopolitical Economy Report World leaders condemned USA and Israel at UN General Assembly, demanding intervention in Gaza to save Palestinians from genocide. Diplomats walked out to protest Netanyahu. Latin America led resistanc...

Leaders from many countries condemned the USA and Israel at the UN General Assembly, demanding international intervention in Gaza to save Palestinians from genocide.

Diplomats staged a mass walkout to protest Netanyahu. Latin America led the resistance:

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Mask off US empire: War secretary tells military to commit war crimes, as Trump threatens 'enemy within' - Geopolitical Economy Report US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told generals to commit war crimes, ignore international law. Trump ordered military to use cities as "training grounds" to fight "enemy within"

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gathered generals and encouraged them to commit war crimes and ignore international law.

Trump ordered the military to use US cities as “training grounds” to fight the “enemy within”.
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How does China's system really work? Renowned scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the 'China model' - Geopolitical Economy Report How to understand China's government, political system, socialist market economy, democracy. Professor Zhang Weiwei interview with Ben Norton

I had the pleasure of interviewing prominent Chinese academic Zhang Weiwei, a brilliant political theorist.

He discussed how China’s political system, and socialist market economy actually work; and how China sees democracy, the USA, and Trump’s trade war.
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Trump's tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity - Geopolitical Economy Report US government wants to ally with India in new cold war against China. Donald Trump tariffs backfired, improving relations, helping BRICS.

The US government has long tried to recruit India for its new cold war on China. Donald Trump’s tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing, strengthening BRICS.
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US gov't is very afraid of BRICS and dedollarization, Trump insiders reveal. That's why he's attacking Brazil - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump allies like Steve Bannon say US "president is pissed" at BRICS dedollarization, threatens tariffs on Brazil, because Lula wants multipolar world, new global reserve currency

Close Trump allies like Steve Bannon say “the president is pissed every time he looks at the BRICS de-dollarization effort”.

The US is trying to punish Brazil, because its President Lula da Silva promotes a multipolar world and a new global reserve currency.
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/14/u...

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As Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump threatened tariffs on BRICS, claiming it is "dead", but it grows. 10 members and 10 partners participated in Brazil summit, discussing dedollarization, trade and investment in national cu...

Donald Trump threatened tariffs on BRICS, claiming the group is “dead”, but it is actually growing.

10 members and 10 partners participated in a BRICS summit in Brazil, discussing dedollarization, decolonization, trade in local currencies, and multipolarity.

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Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking 'US global dominance' - Geopolitical Economy Report Israel war on Iran seeks "US global dominance" and to "weaken China", said Donald Trump ex national security advisor General Michael Flynn

The war on Iran seeks “US global dominance” and to “weaken China”, said Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, General Mike Flynn.

He proudly described how the US is giving Israel substantial intelligence, weapons, and training.

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US VP JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China - Geopolitical Economy Report US Vice President JD Vance revealed Trump admin's "generational shift in [foreign] policy", emphasizing "great power competition", preparation for war with China, "hard power", "overwhelming force": r...

US VP JD Vance announced the Trump admin’s “generational shift in [foreign] policy”, emphasizing “great power competition” and preparation for war with China.

They focus on “hard power” and “overwhelming force”, returning to 19th century-style imperialism.

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'We are preparing for war' with China 'threat', says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth - Geopolitical Economy Report US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hawkish speech at Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 demonized China as "threat", said, "We are preparing for war" in Asia-Pacific

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech in which he demonized China as a “threat” and said, “We are preparing for war” in the Asia-Pacific.

He also aggressively told countries in the region to cut their trade with China.

geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/06/p...

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Trump's tariffs turbocharge de-dollarization: World sells US dollar assets, seeking alternatives - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump wants dominance of US dollar, but tariffs and trade war accelerate dedollarization. Countries and investors sell US stocks and bonds, seeking alternative reserve assets.

Donald Trump wants to save the dominance of the US dollar as the global reserve currency, but his aggressive tariffs and trade war are accelerating dedollarization.

Countries and investors are selling US stocks and bonds, seeking alternative reserve assets.
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US VP JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China - Geopolitical Economy Report US Vice President JD Vance revealed Trump admin's "generational shift in [foreign] policy", emphasizing "great power competition", preparation for war with China, "hard power", "overwhelming force": r...

US VP JD Vance announced the Trump admin’s “generational shift in [foreign] policy”.

He said they’re focusing on “hard power” and “overwhelming force”. It's a return to blatant, 19th century-style imperialism.

They're also preparing for war with China.
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Fake 'populism': How Trump's billionaire admin serves the rich, and hurts everyone else - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump policies benefit wealthy elites. His admin has 13 billionaires, with Elon Musk. He cuts taxes on rich and corporations. Tariffs are consumption tax on poor

Trump's policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else.

His admin includes 13 billionaires — including Elon Musk, the world’s richest oligarch — and he is cutting taxes on the rich and corporations while imposing a consumption tax on the poor
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USA is #1 arms dealer, exporting 43% of world's weapons: 7 times more than China, 5x Russia - Geopolitical Economy Report United States is biggest arms dealer on Earth: 43% of world's weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. US transferred 7 times China, 5 times Russia

The United States is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024.

The US exported seven times more weapons than China, and five times more than Russia, in the past five years.

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Javier Milei deepens Argentina's IMF debt trap with ‘emergency’ loan - Geopolitical Economy Report Argentina's US-backed libertarian President Javier Milei takes emergency loan from IMF, deepening odious debt trap that caused high inflation

Argentina’s US-backed libertarian President Javier Milei is using an emergency decree to take a huge loan from the IMF.

The self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" is deepening the debt trap that has devastated his country’s economy, fueling high inflation.

geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/10/j...

1 year ago 30 16 1 1
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US Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China's government, in 'crusade' against left (and Islam) - Geopolitical Economy Report Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "crusader", says USA is in "holy war" against China, left, Islam. "Communist China will fall", he wrote in 2020 book American Crusade

Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is an extremist self-declared “crusader” who believes the USA is in a “holy war” against China, the left and Islam.

“Communist China will fall”, he vowed in his 2020 book “American Crusade”, which calls for a new Crusade
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Trump helps BlackRock buy Panama Canal ports, to weaken China - and strengthen Wall Street - Geopolitical Economy Report BlackRock is buying ports at Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened Latin American country. US government wants to hurt China and help Wall Street.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is buying the ports on both sides of the Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened the Latin American country.

The US government has two main goals: hurt China, and help Wall Street oligarchs.

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