/550/ The New Dollar Imperialism ft. Costas Lapavitsas

About this episode

Costas Lapavitsas discusses the implications of dollar imperialism and its impact on global finance and geopolitics.

On world money and war. Costas Lapavitsas, professor of economics at SOAS, London, talks to George and Alex about financialisation, arrested development, and the Strait of Hormuz. What is the state-led stabilisation of finance capital? How does today's imperialism differ from prior versions – even if they also inhibited development outside the core? What is the "liquidity tribute" that developing countries must pay? How is the war on Iran a perfect case of dollar imperialism: "the dollar and the F35"? Why is the talk of "colonialism" today a distraction? London event: History's Back, Baby! Links: A Topography of the New Dollar Imperialism, Costas Lapavitsas, NLR Trump’s Chaotic Imperialism: Economic Warfare, Geopolitical Truculence and Domestic Authoritarianism, Costas Lapavitsas, Socialist Register For forthcoming Monthly Review article, see here /139/ Dollar Empire ft. Yakov Feygin & Dominik Leusder /142/ Dollar Empire (2) ft. Daniel Bessner

People in this episode

Hosts: George, Alex

Guest: Costas Lapavitsas

Topics covered

• dollar imperialism
• financialisation
• war on Iran
• economic development
• state-led finance
• geopolitics

Keywords

• dollar imperialism
• financialisation
• Strait of Hormuz
• liquidity tribute
• war on Iran
• economic development
• colonialism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SOAS

Books & works: A Topography of the New Dollar Imperialism, Trump’s Chaotic Imperialism: Economic Warfare, Geopolitical Truculence and Domestic Authoritarianism, Socialist Register, Dollar Empire, Dollar Empire (2)

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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