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282 - Richard Wolff: China, Russia, Iran, and World War III

282 - Richard Wolff: China, Russia, Iran, and World War III

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Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at
The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist
tradition. This is Richard’s eleventh appearance on Robinson’s
Podcast. In this episode, Richard and Robinson discuss the
ongoing war in Iran, as well as the war in Russia and Ukraine,
our cold war with China, and the future possibilities of World
War III. Richard’s latest book is Understanding Capitalism
(Democracy at Work, 2024).

Understanding Capitalism (Book):
https://www.democracyatwork.info/understanding_capitalism

Richard’s Website: https://www.rdwolff.com

Economic Update: https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate

OUTLINE

00:00 China, Iran, and the Implosion of the West

13:00 The Irreconcilable Gulf Between Russia and the West

16:01 Europe’s Hard World War II Lesson

21:20 Europe’s Final Collapse Is Coming

28:42 How China Is Methodically Conquering the World

35:44 Russia’s Siberian Advantage

39:15 Marx, War, and Economic Decline

52:39 Why Iran Will Always Control the Strait of Hormuz

01:02:02 How the United States Already Failed in Iran

01:06:37 What the United States Can Learn from the Collapse
of the British Empire

01:12:19 Why the War in Iran Will Not Lead to Nuclear War

01:14:44 John Mearsheimer’s Escalation Ladder and the Threat of
Nuclear War in Russia

01:29:53 What Would World War Look Like in the 21st Century?

01:36:17 Donald Trump, The Isolator

01:41:40 The Sad Legacy of the League of Nations

01:51:04 Is World War III Inevitable?