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Further reading mentioned in the video:
Chinese military exercises foreshadow a blockade of Taiwan: https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/05/01/chinese-military-exercises-foreshadow-a-blockade-of-taiwan
This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/05/05/this-time-really-is-different-for-the-dollar-writes-kenneth-rogoff?itm_source=parsely-api
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SOURCES:
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https://www.moneymacro.rocks/2025-05-19-multi-polar/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Geo-economics 101
05:20 Hegemon’s request explained
09:24 what the multipolar global order will look like
11:48 3 plausible scenarios
13:42 Conclusion
15:19 Sponsor
Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty
Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort