The Global Order of Power.
Money, Position & Might.
Last week we reviewed the global order of money. Today we examine money’s sister, power. It’s an American-centric journey spanning 75 years, from the Cold War through the War on Terror. We start with a deep dive into the five years following the Second World War and highlight the men who crafted the policies that would determine the fate of the world. We dissect how these policies changed over the years to suit a narrative that ensured the continued growth of the military industrial complex and show how this outdated and ossified thinking might ultimately bring U.S. domination to an end.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:04:48 | Washington Free Beacon: Carter- U.S. is 'most warlike country on Earth'
- 00:06:08 | BBC Studios: Hiroshima- Dropping The Bomb
- 00:08:35 | Frankie Laine and Jimmy Boyd: Tell Me a Story
- 00:09:27 | Carol Burnett: I Fell In Love With John Foster Dulles
- 00:20:52 | The Godfather: They should've stopped Hitler at Munich
- 00:22:29 | Doctor Strangelove: Doomsday Machine
- 00:23:06 | G.I. Joe: Knowing Is Half the Battle
- 00:25:14 | Donald Trump Says China A Lot
- 00:27:56 | Platoon: Chris Taylor's speech
- 00:28:48 | Independence Day: Area 51
- 00:31:21 | American Made: The Gringo Who Delivers
- 00:36:33 | Green Zone: Intel
- 00:40:29 | Benny Hill Theme
- 00:41:22 | The Juice Media: Honest Government Ad
- 00:43:11 | Tropic Thunder: I Will Fuck You Up
- 00:44:59 | The Rational National: Abby Martin Hammers Nancy Pelosi At Climate Conference With Brilliant Question
- 00:48:16 | Sweet Home Alabama: You have a baby, in a bar.
Resources
- The New Yorker: The Florentine
- SourceWatch: Pax Americana
- Brookings: Decision to Intervene: How the War in Bosnia Ended
Book Love
- Stephen Kinzer: The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
- Niccolò Machiavelli: The Prince
- Carl Von Clausewitz: On War
- Nicholas Thompson: The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War
- Howard Zinn: Howard Zinn on War
- Curt Cardwell: Nsc 68 and the Political Economy of the Early Cold War
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