Countries like Malaysia and Thailand are flocking to join BRICS as a potential ‘counterweight against U.S. economic hegemony’ - eviltoast
  • Chewbaccabra@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I don’t know anything about economics but this is an interesting and recent Chapo podcast on the topic: https://youtu.be/rq5vxvS615Y

    Iirc they say putting an embargo on countries will cause a cascade with all banks that use USD. They extend this to suggest that the US has sanctioned a third of the planet overall.

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      4 months ago

      Going to do what I do every time an intriguing video or podcast episode is recommended to me that’s an hour long : save this comment, remind myself to listen to it once later, than forget. But maybe writing this comment will actually push me to listen to it this time lol.