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Ben Norton
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Journalist, analyst, political economist || Editor of Geopolitical Economy Report || Videos: youtube.com/@GeopoliticalEconomyReport || Articles: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Report
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.

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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.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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:
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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.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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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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
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October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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.
www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/trump-cia-...
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.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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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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
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October 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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:
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/10/13/m...
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...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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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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...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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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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"
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October 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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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
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August 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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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.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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...
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
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July 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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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...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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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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
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June 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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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...
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June 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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.

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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
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June 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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.
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/05/05/t...
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.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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.
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/05/31/u...
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...
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June 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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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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
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March 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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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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
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March 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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.

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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
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March 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/u...
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
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March 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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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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.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Ukraine “war is about money”, said US Senator Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally.

Noting Ukraine has trillions of dollars worth of critical minerals, he promised, “Donald Trump is going to do a deal to ... enrich ourselves with rare earth minerals”.

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Ukraine 'war is about money', says US Senator Lindsey Graham, vowing to 'enrich ourselves with rare earth minerals' - Geopolitical Economy Report
Ukraine "war is about money", said US Senator Lindsey Graham. Ukraine has trillions of dollars of critical minerals: "Donald Trump is going to do a deal to get our money back, to enrich ourselves with...
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March 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trump’s fight with Zelensky reflected how the US treats Ukraine as a colony.

Trump demands control of its rare earths and critical minerals, to weaken China, re-industrialize, and build tech products.

Trump wants to be paid $350 billion: twice Ukraine’s GDP.
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Trump plans to make Ukraine a US economic colony, exploiting its critical minerals - Geopolitical Economy Report
Donald Trump fight with Zelensky shows how USA treats Ukraine as colony. Trump demands control of rare earths and critical minerals, to weaken China, re-industrialize, and build tech products.
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March 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Republican-controlled US House passed a new budget that will
-boost military spending by $100 billion
-cut food stamps & Medicaid
-extend tax cuts on the rich
-increase the deficit by $3 trillion

US priorities: serve the rich, wage war, screw the poor

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House narrowly passes budget resolution containing $100B for defense
The House on Tuesday narrowly adopted a budget blueprint that would invest an additional $100 billion in defense in the next decade as part of a sweeping Republican plan to enact President Donald Trum...
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February 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM