Ben Norton
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Journalist, analyst, political economist || Editor of Geopolitical Economy Report || Videos: youtube.com/@GeopoliticalEconomyReport || Articles: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Report
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Ben Norton
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· 2d
Nobel Peace Prize winner supports Israel's genocide & Trump's war on Venezuela - Geopolitical Economy Report
Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is a far-right Venezuelan coup-plotter funded by the US government. She supports Israel as it commits genocide and is central to Trump's regime-change w...
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Ben Norton
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· 9d
World leaders rebel against US & Israel: to save Gaza, they demand international intervention - Geopolitical Economy Report
World leaders condemned USA and Israel at UN General Assembly, demanding intervention in Gaza to save Palestinians from genocide. Diplomats walked out to protest Netanyahu. Latin America led resistanc...
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Ben Norton
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· 12d
Mask off US empire: War secretary tells military to commit war crimes, as Trump threatens 'enemy within' - Geopolitical Economy Report
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told generals to commit war crimes, ignore international law. Trump ordered military to use cities as "training grounds" to fight "enemy within"
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Ben Norton
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· Aug 28
How does China's system really work? Renowned scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the 'China model' - Geopolitical Economy Report
How to understand China's government, political system, socialist market economy, democracy. Professor Zhang Weiwei interview with Ben Norton
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Ben Norton
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· Aug 17
Trump's tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity - Geopolitical Economy Report
US government wants to ally with India in new cold war against China. Donald Trump tariffs backfired, improving relations, helping BRICS.
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Ben Norton
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· Jul 14
US gov't is very afraid of BRICS and dedollarization, Trump insiders reveal. That's why he's attacking Brazil - Geopolitical Economy Report
Donald Trump allies like Steve Bannon say US "president is pissed" at BRICS dedollarization, threatens tariffs on Brazil, because Lula wants multipolar world, new global reserve currency
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Ben Norton
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· Jul 11
As Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism - Geopolitical Economy Report
Donald Trump threatened tariffs on BRICS, claiming it is "dead", but it grows. 10 members and 10 partners participated in Brazil summit, discussing dedollarization, trade and investment in national cu...
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Ben Norton
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· Jun 20
Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking 'US global dominance' - Geopolitical Economy Report
Israel war on Iran seeks "US global dominance" and to "weaken China", said Donald Trump ex national security advisor General Michael Flynn
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Ben Norton
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· Jun 11
US VP JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China - Geopolitical Economy Report
US Vice President JD Vance revealed Trump admin's "generational shift in [foreign] policy", emphasizing "great power competition", preparation for war with China, "hard power", "overwhelming force": r...
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Ben Norton
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· Jun 9
'We are preparing for war' with China 'threat', says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth - Geopolitical Economy Report
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hawkish speech at Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 demonized China as "threat", said, "We are preparing for war" in Asia-Pacific
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Ben Norton
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· Jun 4
Trump's tariffs turbocharge de-dollarization: World sells US dollar assets, seeking alternatives - Geopolitical Economy Report
Donald Trump wants dominance of US dollar, but tariffs and trade war accelerate dedollarization. Countries and investors sell US stocks and bonds, seeking alternative reserve assets.
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Ben Norton
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· Jun 4
US VP JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China - Geopolitical Economy Report
US Vice President JD Vance revealed Trump admin's "generational shift in [foreign] policy", emphasizing "great power competition", preparation for war with China, "hard power", "overwhelming force": r...
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Ben Norton
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· Mar 31
Fake 'populism': How Trump's billionaire admin serves the rich, and hurts everyone else - Geopolitical Economy Report
Donald Trump policies benefit wealthy elites. His admin has 13 billionaires, with Elon Musk. He cuts taxes on rich and corporations. Tariffs are consumption tax on poor
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Ben Norton
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· Mar 13
USA is #1 arms dealer, exporting 43% of world's weapons: 7 times more than China, 5x Russia - Geopolitical Economy Report
United States is biggest arms dealer on Earth: 43% of world's weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. US transferred 7 times China, 5 times Russia
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Ben Norton
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· Mar 9
US Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China's government, in 'crusade' against left (and Islam) - Geopolitical Economy Report
Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "crusader", says USA is in "holy war" against China, left, Islam. "Communist China will fall", he wrote in 2020 book American Crusade
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Ben Norton
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· Mar 6
Trump helps BlackRock buy Panama Canal ports, to weaken China - and strengthen Wall Street - Geopolitical Economy Report
BlackRock is buying ports at Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened Latin American country. US government wants to hurt China and help Wall Street.
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Ben Norton
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· Mar 4
Ukraine 'war is about money', says US Senator Lindsey Graham, vowing to 'enrich ourselves with rare earth minerals' - Geopolitical Economy Report
Ukraine "war is about money", said US Senator Lindsey Graham. Ukraine has trillions of dollars of critical minerals: "Donald Trump is going to do a deal to get our money back, to enrich ourselves with...
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Ben Norton
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· Mar 2
Trump plans to make Ukraine a US economic colony, exploiting its critical minerals - Geopolitical Economy Report
Donald Trump fight with Zelensky shows how USA treats Ukraine as colony. Trump demands control of rare earths and critical minerals, to weaken China, re-industrialize, and build tech products.
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Ben Norton
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· Feb 26
House narrowly passes budget resolution containing $100B for defense
The House on Tuesday narrowly adopted a budget blueprint that would invest an additional $100 billion in defense in the next decade as part of a sweeping Republican plan to enact President Donald Trum...
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Ben Norton
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· Feb 25
Trump wants US to 'partner' with Russia to weaken China: Divide-and-conquer strategy - Geopolitical Economy Report
US talks with Russia are more about China than Ukraine. Donald Trump wants to "un-unite" Russia & China, reverse of Nixon & Kissinger divide-and-conquer strategy
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