On US foreign policy.
Following on from our episode on the political-economy of dollar hegemony (no. 139), we turn to look at how the dollar underpins American empire. Is 'permawar' a product of structural factors, rather than merely the result of poor policy decisions? And how is this related to the global financial architecture?
We also discuss how the current period fits into US history, how US foreign policy might evolve over the next four years, and what a left-wing alternative foreign policy might look like.
Readings:
Excerpt: /355/ F***ing and shooting are not the same
UNLOCKED /328/ The New Scramble for Africa
Excerpt: /354/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (II)
/353/ Bunga Sells Out ft. Jason Myles
Excerpt: /352/ Cold War Marxism, East & West ft. Sean Sayers
Excerpt: /351/ Eating the Left’s Lunch? ft. Cecilia Lero & Tamás Gerőcs
Excerpt: /350/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (1)
/349/ The PMC & Their Politics ft. Dan Evans & Catherine Liu
Excerpt: /348/ Aufhebonus Bonus: June 2023
Excerpt: /347/ Feminists Touch Grass w/ Amber A’Lee Frost
Silvio Berlusconi: An Oral History
UNLOCKED: /87/ Berluscoming
Excerpt: /345/ Who Is The New Elite? ft. Matt Goodwin
/344/ Don’t Do The Work ft. Ben Hickman
Excerpt: /343/ Reading Club: Freedom (4)
Excerpt: /342/ Maybe Don’t Abolish the Family? w/ Amber A’Lee Frost
/340/ How to Grow a Backbone ft. Russell Jacoby
/339/ Erdogone? People vs Nation in Turkey ft. Alp Kayserilioglu
/338/ The Energy Theory of Everything ft. Matt Huber
/337/ Nigeria Rising Downwards ft. Sa’eed Husaini
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