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Balaji Srinivasan discusses the decline of the American empire and the rise of India in the global economy.

Most people think the US dollar will rule the world forever.But what if the country that printed $3.3 trillion since 2020 and invaded Iraq while the world cheered is actually heading toward collapse?In 1976, British general Sir John Glubb published The Fate of Empires. He studied 11 empires across 3,000 years. Every single one lasted roughly 250 years.America was founded in 1776.Today, Balaji Srinivasan sits down with us to break down how and why the American empire is ending. Former CTO of Coinbase, former GP at Andreessen Horowitz, Stanford PhD, angel investor in 100+ startups, and author of The Network State. He called Bitcoin, remote work, mRNA vaccines, and the pandemic years before the mainstream caught on.In this episode, he explains how the world's most powerful economy is silently collapsing, and why the next decade belongs to countries like India, powered by technology, talent, and thorium.What you'll learn:- How the American empire peaked on September 10, 2001- Why dollar inflation is a global tax, and what Milton Friedman said about it- The petrodollar: oil-for-dollars, one of history's most profitable business models- Glubb's 250-year rule, and why 2026 fits the…

People in this episode

Guest: Balaji Srinivasan

Topics covered

• American empire
• global economy
• dollar inflation
• India's rise
• technology and talent
• historical empires
• future predictions

Keywords

• American Dream
• empire collapse
• dollar inflation
• Bangalore
• San Francisco
• Glubb's rule
• technology
• thorium

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz

Places: America, India

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