Ukraine Collapsing, Russia-China Alliance Tightens, NATO in Decline | Richard D. Wolff 

"America bombs while China builds." Ouch 😅 Hard to argue with that...

Empires decline when the leadership decays, both intellectually and morally.

i can listen to this man talk for hours. Very insightful and his style is very engaging.

G7 got beaten by a gas station owner.

Richard is a very effective teacher. He makes big concepts simple to understand!

When America can’t compete they start changing the rules of the game in their favours. Nothing new.

BRICS rejected France 🇫🇷 in its membership 😂😂😂😂 wow 😮

We are witnessing the change of the world model, literally. And it is going faster than we imagined.

Even if the US and EU politicians or their advisors heard this, I do not believe they have the capacity to learn the hard lessons that they need to learn even for their own self interest. The tragedy is the needless loss of life of young Ukrainians and Russians and that is a measure of the moral depravity of the US and EU leaders...who know the real causes of this war.

Thank you Professor Wolff and Nima for this dialog.

Professor Wolf is amazing! What a great interview!

While China is busy with tech and innovation, the US and the West are busy deciding over who’s a boy or girl and arguing what pronouns to use

Prof Richard D Wolfe always SPOT ON ! 👍

Thank a lot to Prof Wolff, I really enjoy listening to you immensely!

If i had the privilege to sit in the Professors' lectures as a student, i would never miss a single class. Magnificent insight and analysis.

Prof Wolff is one of my all time favorites. Thank you for adding his voice to the your fantastic collection of guests. An economists's point of view really helps to round out your viewers' understanding of some very complicated geopolitical developments.

It was probably the American civil war when the US was actually in a real war of attrition and suffered HUGE losses, even though the US likes to believe, and project in it's media, movies, TV that it was the hero that saved the day in both WW1 and WW2 but in reality the US was a bit player in both of those wars, other than the use of nukes in Japan. Just add up the LOSSES of the US military compared to the losses suffered by the other nations in those 'world wars'. The US turned tail and couldn't really win in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. I guess the US could claim victory in Grenada. The US and NATO are being destoyed in Ukraine, and exposed for the weak frauds they really are because all they are capable to doing to bullying weaker, less equiped, bedouins in the Levant region and Afghanistan, and even then the US doesn't 'win', it just spends, spends, spends by monetizing more and more debt through it's fifth plank central bank: the Federal Reserve. If, and when, the "US dollar" (US debt/IOUs) is no longer used as the reserve currency by nations all over the earth in international commercial transactions, the US will burn and that economic implosion is just a matter of time regardless of who is elected to the office of US CEO, emperator and apotheos.

Thanks for such a great interview. Professor Wolff is such a fountain of knowledge. Greetings from Australia.

Prof. Wolff, you are a real treasure.

Capitalist greed destroys.

France wanted a kind of obsevation position at the BRICS summit in South Africa, when they were rejected

Professor Wolff,his way of talking could even a Norwegian understand,thanks!

Commodities, food, energy and manufacturing versus finance and services.

How could NATO forget that Russia is a nuclear power?

Always a pleasure to listen to Professor Wolff.

They may call it “capitalism”, but it’s really capitalism for the masses and socialism for the corporate sector and the wealthy.

We are witnessing 'the winds of change'. The Western Empire was built on a foundation of shifting sand. I look forwards to seeing the world transform over the next 20 years (inshallah). Let's pray that this transformation doesn't involve Nuclear War. 💛💜💛

Professor is correctly said about world politics and economics situations for all world. Super👍

It was visible to anyone with a brain

BRILLIANT 🙏🏼 🇿🇦

China is building the industry, while US is building Chat gpt, and you know who is the winner.

Thanks for interviewing Prof Wolff!

In history, the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Dutch, French, Britain, Mughal Empires came - formed, peaked, declined & disintegrated - gone. However China 5,000 years ago is still China today, got back Hongkong, Macau & in due course Taiwan. Because China is large civilizational nation state with lots of endurance, resilience & existential experiences, dynamic and continously self evolving, correcting and improving thru' time and moving forward. The average shelf life of those past Empires is 250 years, for which US is nearing to it, and hence has been declining since the last few years. 😊

This decline is from within. It's a moral and spiritual decline. When you have a false understanding of the meaning and destiny of the person and the family the spirit of endeavour and striving dies. When people no longer have children their misguided governments try to substitute migrants, this causes social rupture and cultural tensions leading to chaos....the societies fall apart before our eyes with all kinds of irrational ideologies. Sovereignty is lost from within. Russia and Hungary and others understand this. Ukraine lost when they bought into the western ideologies.

Greetings from Australia

Morning Nima and Professor Wolff.

A very nice economical lecture dealing with with current political situation worldwide.

This guy seems to know nothing about the horrible effects on the environment to extract metals used in these vehicles. Kids in mines making pennies.

That is true they are not fighting Russia tehy are fighting BRICS, you are right professor.

This is an excellent analysis. First time I've heard the Ukraine war framed as a multi-spectrum conflict between G7 vs BRICS as opposed to NATO vs Russia.

Thank you for the truth

Nima - this was one of the best interviews i've seen on Your channel!

Thanks again Nima for the great show what a way to start the day 😊

I’m not convinced EV is less polluting

Several issues amazed me in this interview, but learning that the Israelis are trying to get India to provide a workforce since they no longer wish to have Palestinians provide that work. Israel lashing out at their neighboring countries to provoke a wider war? India needs to protect those guest workers who could conceivably be embroiled in Israeli aggression. High tariffs on Chinese produced electric cars, batteries, chips etc, tells me that the current administration does not care either for transitioning to EVs for the environment. Higher costs for electronics means that they do not care about what the ordinary person pays for what they need. By the way, I am starting to see quiet layoffs of workers. Longtime workers are encouraged to retire. Jobs are being "eliminated". Considering that many people rely on more than one job to pay their bills, this is problematic.

Honorable Dr Wolff you are very correct. When Mohammed Ali was forced to go to Vietnam, I remember he said "I ain't have any quarrels with the Vietcong." That was his way of saying class struggle can be a more urgent issue more than power politics between nations.

Richard Wolff's sensibility and insight make him a good listen , every time . Thanks Nima for having a great discussion platform and the guests that keep it I formative . Where there is Truth There is Honour

Australia is a powerhouse economy. It sells houses and coffee to each other. It’s so smart it has doubled downed on its role as chihuahua to USA. /s I dream of one day of Australia joining brics.

Very good for all to understand this global situation. This man is also making that point very clearly.

26:22 I agree with everything Professor Wolff said, except for when it comes to cars. We want V8, V10, V12 and V16 powered vehicles. And DO NOT CARE for stupid soul-less boring electric vehicles that have to ALWAYS be dependent on the electric grid.

Electric vehicles are absolutely NOT less polluting than vehicles with internal combustion engines.

Thank you both for this excellent lesson in economics and geostrategy

THANK YOU PROFFESOR RICHARD WOLFF. THANK YOU NIMA!

The V7 (the vassal seven)!

did he actually say EV’s are better for the environment?? Is he living in 2020? Unbelievable…

Most car dealers HAVE CUT WAY BACK ON ELECTRIC CARS

Yeeeaahh, no- this gentleman lost me when he said 'EVs pollute less than combustion engines'.'..climate catastrophe..".. Pffffttt. No, we can prove the opposite. He's still drinking the climate koolaid.. Thank you, Nima.. 🙏🏻💪🙏🏻

Thank you Nima and Professor Wolff for sharing your knowledge.

Cool! Thanks!

What Prof. Wolff said about Prof. Mearsheimer is correct (Prof. Mearsheimer has no interest in economics), but Prof. Wolff also has his blind sides 😀 That's why you need the two of them plus Scott Ritter and Kevin from Inside China Business to have a fairly comprehensive view.

Had me up to your guest's 'climate crisis' argument.

Change of empires usually are not peaceful, this should not be an exception

No offence to mister Wolf but electric car ekology impact is not So good how adds propaganda say. Just material need to build EV excess lifespann economy impact of modern petrol car and we dont talk yet from what source those car will be charged.

GDP is not a good measure of the size of an economy. PPP is much more accurate. With PPP Russia’s is not even much smaller than the US economy.

Good lesson,Professor

Absolutely fantastic interview.

Thank you professor Wolff❤

Profesor Richard Wolff and Nima thank you for your brilliant analysis of the whole situation your understanding and background history makes such an incredible inspiration to the whole world keep up the great work ❤❤❤❤

Russia during WW1 was a case example where the external war was put aside and the people refocused on the class war that was on-going for decades before WW1.

Very interesting analysis 👍 😊

A man who doesn’t mince his words, Prof Wolff is always interesting, scintillating and edifying to listen to.

I need to follow the work of Wolff.. thank you, Nima for bringing great guests a d tackling such important topics

Bravo Nima!! Professor Wolff is such a great teacher on this topic. Also found Ben Norton covered it very thoroughly on his channel.

Outstanding!

Thanks Nima for having Professor Wolf as a regular on your show. My socks were just blow off by Professor Wolf's analysis of the dynamics at play between the G7 and BRICS+.

Love this channel, good work Nima. You let the people talk and go on great rants lol. So insightful and well done! You are such a great listener and ask good questions.

Wolff is right. Read up Marx, he analyzed and explained all this 100+ years ago. Nothing changed since then. Oligarchy vs The People.

Professor Wolff is an encyclopedia of knowledge and history. Excellent guest

Very comprehensive. Economy runs the world but listeners have to pay attention to details and the end of professor presentation. Well done.

Amazing interview. Please do more with Richard D. Wolff

Beautifully analysed and projected by the professor. Really enlightening.

Electric cars at any price is a waste of money

The Professor is an international treasure as he is de-mistifying complex matters of geopolitics and their economic roots making them understandable regardless of one's age, education and origin thereby helping us keep a cool head while we "live through interesting times"...

The gold standard is going to take out the G7

Gorbatjov went to the US and warned these guys back in 1996, but as usual, they laughed at Russia!

That’s the prerogative of the US to impose new trade tariffs on EV’s and other China green energy imports. The 100% tariff by the US on EV will hurt the lower income Americans most, as it deprave the lower income Americans from owning an inexpensive and good EV for their daily transportation. The 100% tariff is a tax levied on cheap China EV that the lower income Americans have to pay in order to owns an EV from China made models. Other countries will be able to enjoy an inexpensive and affordable car within their means Instead of focusing on ideological differences, the US should provides a solid foundation for pragmatic cooperation aiming at strengthening connectivity across the world. Instead US should leverage the thriving Chinese economy as a substantial market and foster stronger connections. Decoupling from China or de-risking with China is neither practical nor necessary and poisoning the relationship by decoupling or de-risking resulted in the lost of opportunity. But instead, the US discourage China and other countries from challenging the US leadership or seeking to overturn the established political and economic order. The US must maintain the mechanisms for deterring potential competitors in other countries from even aspiring to a larger regional or global role. The major US objective is to safeguard US interests and promote US foreign policy. The US will not tolerate any objection that threatens US hegemony regarding US interests and US foreign policy. If necessary, the US must be prepared to take unilateral action. The US like to portrays other countries as an antagonists and as well as an adversary when the US face with competition in technology and high-tech industries that the US regard it as their domains and sphere of influence and will not accept any competition from another country. The US accuse China of excess capacity in green energy. The US like to use ambiguous words like decoupling, de-risking, and tariffs in implementing trade barriers and economic sanctions against China. The US wanted to destroys China and its economy in order to prevent China from competing with the US. The US multiple sanctions is a deliberate attempt by the US to obliterate China in its economic and trade war against China. The US sanctions has long been a diplomatic and economic tool used by US seeking to influence others. The dense bureaucratic jargon and minute technical detail is a declaration of economic war on China. The US is full of mischief by creating trouble and exerting its power and hegemony as well as economic dominance all over the world.

Combustion engine efficiency < Turbine efficiency * Electric motor efficiency. How are electric cars better.

“It’s so desperate, you want to give that person a hug’ 😂😂😂 Brilliant Richard Wolff!! @Nima you’re a great host for letting your guests speak without interjecting. Thank you 🙏

man.... this one hit deep .....

Way too much emphasis on BRICS, actually the Sovereigntist core is RIC, Russia Iran China

China's advocacy of European independence and autonomy is the most feared proposition by the United States, which is different from Russia's previous belief in relying on the United States to balance Europe. From strategy, it can be seen why China has the upper hand in the confrontation with the United States.

Thank you!

China n her people have suffered, endured humiliations, treated unequally and determined to moving on developing n Long Marching forward. China believes with Peace, Stability, trading, etc.; not creating conflicts n wars.

At a safety meeting there was a well dressed person complaining that the safety changes we wanted were not affordable. After it was discovered he was the accountant he needed to be escorted out for his own safety. The moral of the story is..accountants do the books, they do not mange the business.

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ILLUMINANTE ! Grazie prof.

Run an honest business….is that simple and all these woes will go away.

As a former IE. we did time studies on assembly workers who received extra pay. It was ended, I think , as it wasn't considered legal.

We all know and see that G7 is declining.

Thankyou Mr. Wolff for your very clear and didactic explanation of the underlying political processes now taking place in the world.