• Trump just messed around with China and found out as Geopolitical Analyst Ben Norton reveals the brutal truth about tariffs and how they are already backfiring on all fronts. This must-watch video details why Trump’s biggest mistake was picking a fight with China he cannot win.
Ben Norton
Ben Norton
Ben Norton is a journalist and analyst whose work focuses primarily on geopolitics, international political economy, and US foreign policy. Benjamin (Ben) Norton is the founder and editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy Report, an independent news website dedicated to publishing original journalism and analysis. Ben has reported from numerous countries, including China, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Colombia, and more. His journalistic work has been published in dozens of media outlets, and he has done interviews on the BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Democracy Now, El Financiero Bloomberg, CGTN, TRT World, teleSUR, and more. Ben is now based in Beijing, China.
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Trump’s nuclear trade war targets China – but will blow back on USA
by Ben Norton35 Mins • Watch / readGER—Donald Trump’s trade war went nuclear, hitting China with 145% tariffs, aimed at economic decoupling. This is already backfiring on the US economy, which is heavily reliant on Chinese imports. The volatility also fueled a crisis in the bond market, with Treasury yields rising. Ben Norton explains. Trump advisor reveals tariff strategy – Force countries to pay tribute to maintain US empire.
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China in the Crosshairs: An Oligarchic Power Play
Insatiable greed and short-term, chaotic thinking is their political signatureby Ben Norton1 Hr. 45 mins • Watch / readBILLY BOB—Ben shares numerous clips of the oligarchs conceding this reality and explaining in no uncertain terms, the problems that they perceive themselves to be facing and the solutions that they propose. These gangsters of capital are really no different than any criminal enterprise as they lack any concern whatsoever for principles of justice, morality, or improvement, and are simply and solely concerned with destroying rivals and maintaining pre-eminence.
The oligarchs tell themselves that their violently imposed and exploitative system has been a blessing to the world and they assert that the world should be thankful for the global economic system that the US has not only created, but which it maintains through it’s 800 overseas military bases.
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Grifter Economics for Gullible People: Tariffs are part of Trump’s big plan to save US dollar dominance.
Stephen Miran serves a cocktail of cynical falsehoods to attain dubious advantagesby Ben Norton1 Hr 02 mins • Watch / readGER—US President Donald Trump wants to use tariffs as part of a plan to save the dominance of the dollar as the global reserve currency. His top economic advisor Stephen Miran outlined the Trump administration’s strategy to force other countries to pay the USA to maintain its imperial financial and military order. Ben Norton explains the idea behind the hypothetical “Mar-a-Lago Accord”. Cynicism and maximal ignorance of galactic proportions.
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The Next Ukraine? US Baits China Over Taiwan w/ Ben Norton
CHINA REPORT: OUTSTANDING ANALYSIS • NOT TO BE MISSEDby Ben Norton58:03 Mins • Watch / readKJ NOH—Many commentators consider that de-escalation in Ukraine is military reprioritization for war with China. Taiwan is considered one of the most likely places where the next kinetic war could be triggered. New statements and developments from the US, the G7, and Taipei authorities are heightening the tension and signal the potential for a new Ukraine-type proxy war against China in the Pacific. Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics.

