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In this episode, Rob and Ruairi discuss the brilliant new book, “Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy” by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman. The book explores how humdrum aspects of the post-Cold War economy have become realms of subterfuge and coercion. The authors argue that the US has weaponized the global economy through finance, telecommunications and other means to achieve global domination. Rob and Ruairi delve into the book’s key insights and discuss debates around the weaponization of the global economy, the sustainability of these tactics, and how different major and emerging powers are reacting.
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Manage episode 384768069 series 3415156
In this episode, Rob and Ruairi discuss the brilliant new book, “Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy” by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman. The book explores how humdrum aspects of the post-Cold War economy have become realms of subterfuge and coercion. The authors argue that the US has weaponized the global economy through finance, telecommunications and other means to achieve global domination. Rob and Ruairi delve into the book’s key insights and discuss debates around the weaponization of the global economy, the sustainability of these tactics, and how different major and emerging powers are reacting.
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