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The $10 Trillion-Plus Costs of Trump’s Imperialism

25 November 2025, posted by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.)

The economic genius Yanis Varoufakis tallies it all up in this extraordinary 27-minute talk:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VAgD2avxl8

“Russia's Missiles Target U.S. Navy — Venezuela's Deadly Warning to Washington | Yanis Varoufakis”

25 November 2025, The Sharpline

Transcript [unedited]

0:00

What we're witnessing right now in the

0:01

Caribbean isn't just another regional

0:03

conflict. This is a fundamental

0:05

restructuring of global economic power

0:08

that will have cascading effects across

0:10

energy markets, currency systems, and

0:12

trade relationships for decades to come.

0:15

And frankly, most analysts are missing

0:17

the bigger picture entirely. Uh let me

0:20

start with what's actually happening on

0:21

the ground because the military

0:23

movements tell us everything we need to

0:25

know about the economic stakes involved.

0:28

The United States has deployed over

0:31

12,000 troops on nearly a dozen naval

0:34

vessels uh to Venezuelan waters. The USS

0:38

Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest

0:40

aircraft carrier, arrived in the

0:42

Caribbean Sea on November 15th.

0:46

This isn't a show of force. This is a

0:48

blockade in everything but name. And

0:50

blockades have one purpose, economic

0:52

strangulation. Now, why does this

0:54

matter? Venezuela sits on the largest

0:57

proven oil reserves in the world. We're

1:00

talking about 303.8 billion barrels.

1:03

That's more than Saudi Arabia, more than

1:05

Canada, more than Russia. And for

1:08

context, that represents roughly 18% of

1:11

global proven reserves. But here's where

1:13

it gets interesting. Uh, from an

1:15

economic standpoint, uh, Venezuela's,

1:18

uh, oil production has collapsed from

1:22

3.5 million barrels per day in the late

1:24

1990s to barely 700,000 barrels per day

1:28

today. That's an 80% decline in

1:30

production capacity. The Trump

1:32

administration just terminated

1:35

Chevron's permit to export Venezuelan

1:40

oil on November 24th, 2025. Uh this was

1:44

the last remaining legal channel for

1:46

Venezuelan crude to reach international

1:49

markets. Chevron had been the lifeline

1:52

keeping what remained of Venezuela's oil

1:55

infrastructure operational. Without

1:58

their technical expertise and capital

2:00

investment, we're looking at uh further

2:03

production declines of potentially 30 to

2:05

40% within the next 12 months. But Trump

2:08

didn't stop there. He imposed a 25%

2:11

tariff on all goods imported from any

2:14

country that imports Venezuelan oil.

2:17

Think about the implications of that for

2:18

a moment. This isn't just sanctioning

2:20

Venezuela. This is sanctioning anyone

2:23

who does business with Venezuela. India

2:25

and China have been the primary buyers

2:27

of Venezuelan crude in recent years,

2:30

taking advantage of steep discounts.

2:32

India was importing roughly 200,000

2:36

barrels per day of Venezuelan oil. China

2:38

was taking even more around 400,000

2:42

barrels daily. Now, here's where the

2:44

economic domino start falling. India

2:47

relies on imported oil for 85% of its

2:50

consumption. Chinese demand for oil sits

2:54

at roughly 15 million barrels per day

2:56

with domestic production covering only

2:58

about 4 million. Both economies are

3:00

heavily dependent on affordable energy

3:02

imports to maintain their um

3:05

manufacturing competitiveness. If they

3:08

comply with American pressure and stop

3:09

buying Venezuelan oil, they need to find

3:12

alternative suppliers. That means

3:14

bidding up prices in an already tight

3:17

global oil market. If they don't comply

3:19

and continue purchasing Venezuelan

3:21

crude, they face a 25% tariff on all

3:26

exports to the United States. For India,

3:29

the US represents roughly 18% of total

3:33

exports worth over 78 billion annually.

3:37

For China, we are talking about 16% of

3:42

exports

3:43

valued at more than $500 billion.

3:47

The economic calculus here is brutal.

3:49

either accept higher energy costs that

3:53

reduce manufacturing competitiveness or

3:56

accept massive tariffs that price you

3:58

out of the American market. This is

4:01

economic warfare at a scale we haven't

4:03

seen since the 1970s

4:07

oil embargo and it's happening right

4:09

now. Let's talk about uh what this means

4:12

for global oil prices. Brent crude is

4:15

currently trading around $87 per barrel.

4:18

West Texas Intermediate is at 83. These

4:21

prices reflect a market that's already

4:24

relatively tight. Global spare capacity,

4:27

the amount of oil that can be brought

4:28

online within 30 days and sustained for

4:31

90 days, currently sits at around 3

4:33

million barrels per day. That's roughly

4:36

3% of global demand. Historically, when

4:39

spare capacity falls below 5%, we see

4:42

significant price volatility. If uh

4:45

Venezuelan production drops another

4:47

300,000 barrels per day due to the loss

4:50

of Chevron's technical support and

4:53

expertise and uh if India and China are

4:58

forced to compete for alternative

5:00

supplies, we could easily see oil prices

5:04

spike to $120 to $140 per barrel within

5:09

6 to9 months. Every $10 increase in oil

5:12

prices reduces global GDP growth by

5:16

approximately 0.2 percentage points. A

5:19

sustained move to $130 oil would shave

5:22

nearly one full percentage point off

5:25

global growth. For the United States

5:27

specifically, higher oil prices act as a

5:30

massive regressive tax on consumers.

5:33

Every 1 cent increase in gasoline prices

5:37

represents roughly $1.4 4 billion in

5:40

additional annual consumer spending on

5:42

fuel. If we're looking at crude oil

5:44

moving from $80 to $130 per barrel, uh

5:49

retail gasoline prices could jump from

5:53

the current national average of $3.30

5:55

per gallon to somewhere north of $5 per

5:58

gallon. That's an additional 250 to300

6:02

billion dollars coming out of American

6:06

consumer spending on gasoline alone. But

6:10

energy prices are just the beginning.

6:13

Let's examine what happens when you

6:16

deploy 12,000 troops and a carrier

6:18

strike group indefinitely to the

6:20

Caribbean. The operational cost of

6:23

running a carrier strike group is

6:24

roughly $6.5 million per day. That's

6:29

$2.4 billion per year just for the Ford

6:32

Strike Group. But we're not talking

6:34

about one carrier. The US has deployed

6:37

nearly a dozen naval vessels to the

6:39

region. The total cost of this military

6:42

deployment is likely running between 8

6:45

and $10 million per day or roughly $3

6:47

billion annually if sustained. Now,

6:50

let's talk about the elephant in the

6:52

room, Russia. On October 27th,

6:56

2025, Putin ratified a strategic

6:59

partnership treaty with Venezuela. This

7:02

isn't just diplomatic posturing. Russian

7:04

lawmakers have stated explicitly that

7:06

there are no obstacles to providing

7:08

ornik or caliber missiles to Venezuela.

7:12

The Orreshnik intermediate range

7:15

ballistic missile has a reported maximum

7:17

range of about 3,400 mi. That's enough

7:20

to reach most of the continental United

7:22

States from Venezuelan territory. Why

7:24

would Russia take this risk? Because

7:27

Venezuela represents a strategic

7:29

economic asset in Russia's broader

7:32

confrontation with the West. Uh Russian

7:34

oil exports have already been heavily

7:36

sanctioned since the invasion of

7:37

Ukraine. Euros crude the Russian

7:40

benchmark has been trading at

7:42

significant discounts to brand typically

7:45

$15 to $20 per barrel below

7:47

international prices. Russia has been

7:49

forced to redirect its oil exports

7:51

almost entirely to Asia, particularly

7:54

India and China. If the United States

7:56

successfully chokes off Venezuelan oil

8:00

supplies and forces India and China to

8:02

find alternatives,

8:04

Russia becomes one of the most logical

8:06

suppliers to fill that gap. Despite

8:08

sanctions, Russian oil production has

8:11

remained relatively stable at around 9.5

8:14

million barrels per day. They have the

8:16

capacity to increase exports if there's

8:19

demand. By supporting Venezuela

8:22

militarily, uh, Russia accomplishes

8:25

multiple objectives simultaneously.

8:28

First, it ties down American military

8:32

resources in the Western Hemisphere.

8:35

Second, it creates leverage in ongoing

8:39

negotiations over Ukraine. Third, it

8:42

positions Russia as a critical energy

8:44

supplier to the world's largest growth

8:47

markets. Think about this from China's

8:49

perspective. China imported um roughly

8:52

11 million barrels per day of crude oil

8:55

in 2024. They've been diversifying away

8:58

from uh Middle Eastern suppliers for

9:01

years, increasing purchases from Russia,

9:03

Venezuela, Iran, and other sanctioned

9:06

producers. Why? Because sanctioned oil

9:09

comes with steep discounts. Venezuelan

9:12

crude has been selling for $30 to $40

9:16

per barrel below brand prices. That's uh

9:19

uh a savings of roughly $150 million per

9:23

day for China on the 400,000 barrels

9:26

they've been importing from Venezuela.

9:29

But there's a deeper strategic

9:30

consideration. China holds over $800

9:34

billion in US Treasury securities. If

9:37

the United States imposes a 25% tariff

9:40

on all Chinese goods because China

9:41

continues buying Venezuelan oil, what's

9:43

China's response? They could dump

9:46

treasuries driving up US borrowing

9:49

costs. They could devalue uh the yuan uh

9:53

making their exports more competitive

9:55

despite tariffs. They could accelerate

9:58

the internationalization of the yuan as

10:00

an alternative to dollarbased trade.

10:03

This last point is crucial. For decades,

10:06

oil has been priced and traded primarily

10:09

in US dollars. This gives the United

10:12

States enormous structural power in the

10:14

global economy. Countries need dollars

10:18

to buy oil, which means they need to

10:20

hold dollar reserves, which means they

10:24

buy US Treasury securities, which allows

10:27

the US to run massive deficits without

10:31

facing the same constraints other

10:32

countries would face. But what happens

10:34

when sanctioned producers like Russia,

10:39

Venezuela, and Iran start accepting yuan

10:43

for oil? China has been pushing for

10:46

exactly this arrangement for years.

10:48

Russia has already shifted significant

10:51

portions of its trade with China to yuan

10:54

settlement. If Venezuelan oil starts

10:57

trading in yuan and if Indian purchases

11:01

from Russia expand in rupee ruble

11:03

arrangements, we are looking at the

11:05

beginning of a genuine alternative to

11:07

the petro dollar system. The economic

11:09

implications are staggering. The dollar

11:13

currently represents roughly 59% of

11:17

global foreign exchange reserves. If

11:20

that share drops to 50% over the next

11:22

decade, it means central banks worldwide

11:25

are holding $600 billion less in US

11:28

assets. That's $600 billion of demand

11:32

for treasuries that evaporates. In a

11:35

market where the US needs to borrow

11:37

nearly $2 trillion annually just to

11:39

cover the deficit, losing even 10% of

11:42

foreign demand would push interest rates

11:45

significantly higher. Let's run through

11:47

a scenario. Current 10-year Treasury

11:49

yields are around 4.4%. If foreign

11:53

demand for treasuries drops by 10 to 15%

11:56

due to dillization pressures, yields

11:59

could rise to 5.5 or 6%. Every 1

12:03

percentage point increase in the 10-year

12:06

yield adds roughly $400 billion to

12:11

federal interest costs over a decade.

12:14

We're talking about an additional cost

12:16

of 500 to600 billion in debt servicing

12:20

and that's before we consider domestic

12:23

economic impacts. Higher treasury yields

12:27

mean higher mortgage rates, higher

12:30

corporate borrowing costs, higher state

12:32

and local government financing costs.

12:35

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate,

12:37

currently around 7%,

12:40

could push toward 8 to 8.5%.

12:43

that effectively freezes the housing

12:47

market as potential buyers are priced

12:49

out and existing homeowners with 3 to 4%

12:52

mortgages from a few years ago have no

12:54

incentive to sell and trade up to much

12:56

higher rates. Now, let's circle back to

12:58

Venezuela and uh um the immediate

13:01

crisis. The Trump administration

13:03

designated Maduro and Venezuelan

13:06

government officials as members of uh

13:09

the cartel de los Solis foreign

13:11

terrorist organization on November 24th.

13:14

This is an escalation with profound

13:17

economic consequences. When you

13:19

designate a government as a terrorist

13:20

organization, you criminalize not just

13:23

governmentto relations, but any economic

13:25

activity that might benefit that

13:26

government. That means any company

13:28

anywhere in the world that does business

13:30

with Venezuela could potentially face

13:32

prosecution under US law for material

13:34

support of terrorism. Think about the

13:36

chilling effect on trade. Venezuela

13:40

imported roughly 12 billion worth of

13:43

goods in 2023.

13:45

Uh most of that came from China, Turkey,

13:48

Brazil, um and European suppliers. If

13:54

those companies face potential criminal

13:57

liability for continued trade,

14:00

Venezuela's import capacity collapses

14:03

even further. Venezuela's economy has

14:05

already contracted by approximately 75%

14:08

since 2013. GDP fell from $337 billion

14:14

to roughly $97 billion. This is economic

14:18

collapse on a scale rarely seen outside

14:20

of major wars. Hyperinflation peaked at

14:24

over 1 million% in 2019 before

14:27

dollarization brought some stability.

14:29

But with imports collapsing and the oil

14:32

sector facing further decline, we could

14:35

see renewed inflationary spirals. When

14:40

economies collapse this severely, you

14:44

get migration. Venezuela has already

14:46

experienced the largest refugee crisis

14:48

in Western Hemisphere history with over

14:50

7.7 million people fleeing the country

14:52

since 2014. That's more than one quarter

14:55

of the population.

14:57

If economic conditions deteriorate

14:59

further, we could see another 2 to three

15:02

million people attempting to leave.

15:03

Where do they go? Colombia has already

15:06

absorbed 2.9 million Venezuelan

15:08

refugees. Panama has become a major

15:11

transit route for migrants heading north

15:13

through the Darian Gap.

15:15

Mexico is seeing increased flows and um

15:19

ultimately many are heading to the

15:21

United States. The economic cost of this

15:24

migration is enormous

15:26

uh both for host countries providing

15:28

services and for Venezuela losing its

15:31

most productive population. Let's talk

15:33

about what uh military conflict would

15:36

actually mean economically. If the

15:38

United States conducts strikes against

15:40

Venezuelan military targets or attempts

15:43

a broader intervention, oil markets

15:46

would go into panic mode immediately. We

15:48

saw this during the Gulf War in 1990 to

15:51

911 when oil prices spiked from $20 to

15:54

$40 per barrel in a matter of weeks. We

15:57

saw it again briefly in uh 2003 with the

16:00

Iraq invasion. A military conflict

16:02

involving Venezuela would be different

16:04

because of Venezuela's strategic

16:06

location. The Caribbean is a crucial

16:08

transit route for global commerce.

16:11

Approximately 12% of global seaborn oil

16:14

trade passes through the Caribbean.

16:16

15% of US petroleum imports transit

16:20

through the region. If that route

16:21

becomes a conflict zone, insurance rates

16:24

for shipping spike dramatically. We're

16:27

talking about increases from current

16:31

rates of around 0.1% of cargo value to

16:36

potentially 2 to 3% of cargo value in a

16:39

conflict zone. That might not sound like

16:42

much, but um when you're shipping

16:45

500,000 barrels of oil worth $43 million

16:49

at current prices, a 2% insurance

16:52

premium adds nearly $900,000 to the

16:57

cost.

16:58

That gets passed directly to consumers.

17:01

Shipping costs from the Gulf of Mexico

17:03

to East Coast refineries could double or

17:06

triple overnight. Venezuela has 21

17:08

operational Suhoy SU30 fighters that can

17:11

be armed with supersonic KH31A

17:14

anti-hship missiles. These missiles have

17:17

a range of about 160 km and are

17:20

specifically designed to target naval

17:22

vessels. Venezuela also reportedly now

17:25

has Russian Pansir1 and Book M2e air

17:28

defense systems. If Russia provides more

17:31

advanced missile systems like the

17:33

caliber cruise missile, which has a

17:35

range of 2,500 km, suddenly every US

17:39

Navy vessel in the Caribbean is

17:41

potentially at risk. The USS Gerald R.

17:44

Ford carries over 4,500

17:48

sailors. A Ford class carrier costs 13.3

17:53

billion to build. Losing even one major

17:56

naval vessel in this conflict would be

17:57

an economic and strategic catastrophe

17:59

beyond measure. The risk premium on such

18:02

an engagement is enormous. Uh which is

18:05

precisely why Venezuela and Russia are

18:07

emphasizing these capabilities. They're

18:09

trying to make the cost of intervention

18:11

prohibitively high. From a game theory

18:13

perspective,

18:15

both sides are locked in a commitment

18:17

problem. The Trump administration has

18:20

deployed massive military resources and

18:23

issued ultimatums. Backing down now

18:25

would be seen as weakness, potentially

18:28

emboldening rivals elsewhere. But

18:31

Venezuela,

18:32

supported by Russia, has its own

18:35

credibility on the line. If they

18:36

capitulate to US pressure, Maduro's

18:39

government likely falls and Russia loses

18:43

a strategic foothold in the Western

18:45

Hemisphere. This is where economics and

18:46

strategy become inseparable. The current

18:49

standoff is consuming roughly $10

18:52

million per day in direct military costs

18:55

for the United States. That's $3.7

18:58

billion annually. Uh but the indirect

19:02

costs, higher oil prices,

19:06

reduced trade, increased migration

19:10

are likely 10 to 20 times higher. We

19:13

could easily be looking at 40 to 70

19:16

billion dollars in total economic impact

19:19

annually if uh this situation continues

19:22

and it will continue because neither

19:24

side can afford to back down without

19:26

achieving their core objectives. The

19:28

United States wants regime change in

19:30

Venezuela or at minimum a complete

19:34

reorientation of Venezuelan foreign

19:36

policy away from Russia and China.

19:38

Venezuela wants survival, sanctions

19:41

relief, and access to international

19:43

markets for its oil. Um, Russia wants to

19:47

maintain its strategic partnership and

19:50

use Venezuela as leverage um in broader

19:53

negotiations over Ukraine and European

19:56

security. China wants stable energy

19:58

supplies at reasonable prices and

20:01

doesn't particularly care who governs

20:03

Venezuela as long as the oil keeps

20:06

flowing. India finds itself caught in

20:08

the middle trying to balance its growing

20:10

strategic partnership with the United

20:12

States against its desperate need for

20:14

affordable energy to fuel economic

20:17

growth. Let's examine what the endgame

20:19

scenarios look like economically.

20:21

Scenario one, the United States

20:23

successfully pressures regime change in

20:26

Venezuela through a combination of

20:28

military pressure, economic sanctions,

20:31

and support for opposition forces. A new

20:33

government comes to power, normalizes

20:35

relations with Washington, and begins

20:37

the long process of rebuilding the oil

20:40

sector with American and European

20:42

investment. In this scenario, uh

20:45

Venezuelan oil production could

20:47

potentially recover to 2 to 2.5 million

20:51

barrels per day within 5 to 7 years.

20:54

That additional 1.5 million barrels per

20:57

day would represent a meaningful

21:00

increase in global supply, potentially

21:02

bringing prices down by $10 to $15 per

21:04

barrel in the medium-term. The US gets a

21:07

friendly government in Karakas. Russian

21:09

influence is expelled from the Western

21:11

Hemisphere, and American energy

21:13

companies get access to the world's

21:15

largest oil reserves. But here's the

21:18

problem. Rebuilding Venezuela's oil

21:20

infrastructure would require between 100

21:23

and $200 billion in investment over a

21:27

decade. Given the political risk,

21:30

investors would demand risk premiums of

21:32

10 to 15% returns. At current oil

21:36

prices, that might be achievable. But if

21:40

oil transitions to a structurally lower

21:43

price environment due to increasing

21:46

renewable energy adoption, as many

21:48

predict,

21:50

those investments don't make economic

21:52

sense. Scenario two, uh, the current

21:55

standoff continues indefinitely,

21:58

becoming a frozen conflict, similar to

22:00

the situation with Cuba for decades.

22:02

sanctions remain in place. Venezuelan

22:05

oil production continues declining, and

22:07

the country becomes increasingly

22:08

dependent on Russia and China for

22:10

economic survival. In this scenario,

22:13

we're looking at sustained higher oil

22:15

prices, continued migration flows, and

22:18

ongoing military expenditures for the

22:20

United States. The economic drag on the

22:22

US economy would be persistent but

22:24

manageable, perhaps 0.2 to 0.3

22:27

percentage points of GDP growth

22:29

annually. However, the cumulative cost

22:33

over a decade would be substantial,

22:35

potentially 500 billion to 700 billion

22:38

in lost growth. Russia and China

22:40

strengthen their position in Latin

22:41

America, and the trend toward

22:43

dualization accelerates as more

22:45

countries seek to avoid being caught in

22:48

similar sanctions regimes. Scenario

22:50

three, military escalation. The United

22:52

States conducts broader strikes against

22:56

Venezuelan military infrastructure or

22:59

attempts a limited intervention.

23:01

Venezuela with uh Russian support uh

23:05

retaliates against uh US naval vessels

23:08

or regional allies. uh the conflict

23:12

escalates into a broader uh regional war

23:16

involving Colombia, Brazil uh and um

23:20

potentially other actors. Um this is the

23:24

nightmare scenario economically. Oil

23:27

prices spike to 150 to $200 per barrel.

23:32

Global growth contracts by two to three

23:35

percentage points. The US faces

23:37

simultaneous challenges in Europe with

23:40

Ukraine, in the Middle East, and now in

23:43

Latin America, overstretching military

23:45

resources. The federal budget deficit

23:48

explodes to 2.5 to3 trillion annually as

23:52

military spending surges and economic

23:55

growth collapses. Um, realistically, I

23:59

assess scenario two as most likely. Uh

24:03

neither side wants full-scale war, but

24:06

neither can back down without

24:07

unacceptable losses. We're heading

24:10

toward a protracted economic siege of

24:11

Venezuela with Russia and China

24:13

providing enough support to prevent

24:15

total collapse, but not enough to

24:17

restore prosperity. The Caribbean

24:18

becomes another zone of great power

24:21

competition with all the associated

24:23

costs and risks. For global markets,

24:26

this means several things. First, oil

24:29

volatility is here to stay. Any

24:31

resolution of this crisis is years away,

24:34

which means the risk premium on oil

24:36

prices remains elevated. Energy

24:39

intensive industries need to plan for

24:41

sustained higher costs. Second, the

24:44

ddollarization trend accelerates.

24:47

More countries will seek alternatives to

24:49

dollar-based trade to reduce

24:50

vulnerability to US sanctions. Third,

24:54

defense spending globally increases as

24:57

countries observe that economic

24:59

interdependence didn't prevent great

25:01

power competition. It just changed the

25:04

battlefield. The broader lesson here is

25:07

that uh we've entered an era where

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economic policy and military strategy

25:14

are completely fused. Sanctions are

25:17

weapons. Trade policies are tactics.

25:21

Currency systems are strategic assets.

25:24

The postcold war assumption that

25:26

economic integration would reduce

25:28

conflict has been proven wrong. Instead,

25:30

economic integration created

25:32

vulnerabilities that can be exploited.

25:35

And we are watching that exploitation

25:37

happen in real time off the coast of

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Venezuela. For investors, this

25:42

environment demands a fundamental

25:44

reassessment of risk. Geographic

25:46

diversification isn't enough. When

25:49

conflicts can disrupt global supply

25:51

chains, currency diversification becomes

25:53

essential when the dollar's role is

25:55

being challenged. Energy security

25:57

transitions from a nice to have to a

25:59

critical requirement for any major

26:01

economy. The Venezuela crisis is a

26:03

preview of the conflicts to come. As

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climate change disrupts agriculture, as

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water resources becomes scarce, as

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critical minerals for technology become

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strategic assets, we'll see more

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situations where economic interests and

26:19

military power intersect. The cost of

26:22

these conflicts measured in reduced

26:25

growth, higher defense spending, and

26:28

lost opportunities for cooperation will

26:31

be measured in the trillions. What we

26:33

are witnessing isn't just about

26:34

Venezuela. It's about the rules of the

26:36

global economic system being rewritten

26:39

through confrontation rather than

26:41

negotiation. And that process regardless

26:44

of how it resolves in this particular

26:46

case will define the economic landscape

26:49

for decades to come.

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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse’s latest book, AMERICA’S EMPIRE OF EVIL: Hitler’s Posthumous Victory, and Why the Social Sciences Need to Change, is about how America took over the world after World War II in order to enslave it to U.S.-and-allied billionaires. Their cartels extract the world’s wealth by control of not only their ‘news’ media but the social ‘sciences’ — duping the public.