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Turbulence is a podcast about the end of the American empire, or the end of the world—whichever comes first. Join Dylan Saba, Séamus Malekafzali, and M Ceniza as they navigate the geopolitical chaos of a world-system in flux. turbulencepod.substack.com
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Episode 42: Dollar Imperialism w/ Nathan Tankus (opens the original)
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Nathan Tankus joins us to discuss the monetary foundations of American empire, how sanctions weaponize the global financial system, the possibility of China-led de-dollarization, and what’s really going on with the oil futures market. This is part one of a two part episode. Part two, A Financial History of Zionism, will be released later this week on our paid feed. Works mentioned: A Spectrum Approach to Monetary Sovereignty and our Dollar World ; Did the United States Really Invade Iraq Because
Episode 36: The Battle For South Arabia w/ Isa Blumi (opens the original)
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Isa Blumi joins us to discuss Ansarallah’s renewed war with Saudi Arabia, whether pipelines can bypass Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan defense agreement, and the Gulf powers’ long campaign to subordinate Yemen. Works mentioned: Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World . Isa Blumi is Professor at Stockholm University within the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He holds a PhD in History and Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies from New York Unive
BONUS: Migration Blackmail (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss an Iran-Oman agreement over the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE’s expanding footprint across the African continent, a horrific crisis at the Morocco-Spain border, and Trump’s saga with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded. For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access
BONUS: Is it a World War? (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss how the regional war has expanded north to the Caspian Sea and south to the Horn of Africa, Trump’s effort to break the oil market, a new Saudi coalition, Netanyahu’s visit to the US, and Lindsey Graham’s funeral. We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded. For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to
Episode 35: All-American Empire w/ Aziz Rana (opens the original)
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Aziz Rana joins us to discuss the Trump doctrine of foreign policy, the evolution of US hegemony since WW2, how the concept of freedom has animated American political thought and identity, and the challenge of political subjectivity. Works mentioned: T he Two Faces of American Freedom , The Constitutional Bind , Workshop on Internationalism and Relations with Liberation Struggles Around the World . Aziz Rana is a professor of law and government at Boston College Law School, where his research an
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