Turbulence
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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BONUS: A Financial History of Zionism w/ Nathan Tankus (opens the original)
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In part two of our conversation with Nathan Tankus, we discuss the finance of settler colonialism—from the Ottoman Empire’s debt crisis to the foreign capital that financed Zionist settlement and facilitated Palestinian dispossession.Nathan Tankus is a writer, researcher, and president of the publication Notes on the Crises. He is the author of the fort… Read more
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
BONUS: Operation Allah is Stronger in Might and More Severe in Punishment w/ Alexander Aviña and Barry (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com This week we’re joined by returning co-host Alexander Aviña , as well as friend of the show Barry with the NED , to go in depth on Ansarallah’s major ground offensive in Yemen, the downing of a Saudi F-15, and the US’s escalating violence in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project . We’re committed to independence and will never run ads
Episode 41: Mauritania at Europe’s Frontier w/ Hassan Ould Moctar (opens the original)
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Hassan Ould Moctar joins us to discuss Europe’s externalized border regime, the colonial history of race and territory in Mauritania, and how migration control, counterinsurgency, and development policy have fused across the Sahel. Works mentioned: After Border Externalization: Migration, Race, and Labour in Mauritania. Hassan Ould Moctar is a Fellow at the Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb, University of Tunis and former lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology a
BONUS: Houthi Takeover w/ Alexander Aviña (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 the expanding conflict in Hormuz, Ansarallah’s lightning advance in Yemen, Trump’s oil problem, the surging anti-migrant right across the North Atlantic, and why Javier Milei is ratcheting up Argentine claims on Las Malvinas. To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project . We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That m
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