Saudi Arabia, May 2017. A private yacht sails into the port at Jeddah under heavy guard. The yacht's identity is hidden even from the port authorities. Only a handful of people are allowed near it. They deliver several boxes on board and the yacht sails away. The...
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Interview 1319 – James Corbett on the Rise of the Petroyuan
by Corbett | Nov 9, 2017 | Interviews
James Corbett appears twice a month on HoweStreet.com Radio to discuss economics, finance and geopolitics. This time, they talk about China's state-owned oil companies make a bid for a stake in Saudi Aramco. Is this the end of the petrodollar and the rise of the...
The Hagmann Report on Big Oil
by Corbett | Nov 9, 2017 | Videos
Today James appears as a guest on The Hagmann Report to discuss How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World. Topics covered include the real aims of the oiligarchy, the technocratic “solution” to the death of the petrodollar, and the (engineered) rise of China and the...
Interview 1317 – The Hagmann Report on Big Oil
by Corbett | Nov 8, 2017 | Interviews
Today James appears as a guest on The Hagmann Report to discuss How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World. Topics covered include the real aims of the oiligarchy, the technocratic "solution" to the death of the petrodollar, and the (engineered) rise of China and the...
Episode 321 – Why Big Oil Conquered the World
by Corbett | Oct 6, 2017 | Podcasts
The 20th century was the century of oil. From farm to fork, factory to freeway, there is no aspect of our modern life that has not been shaped by the oil industry. But as the "post-carbon" era of the 21st century comes into view, there are those who see this as the...
How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World
by Corbett | Oct 6, 2017 | Articles, Documentaries
Oil. The 19th century was transformed by it. The 20th century was shaped by it. And the 21st century is moving beyond it. But who gave birth to the oil industry? What have they done with the immense wealth and power that it has granted them? And what are they planning...
The BRICS Summit: What You Need to Know
by Corbett | Sep 9, 2017 | Newsletter
The leaders of the so-called "BRICS" nations converged on Xiamen in Southeast China this week to convene the Ninth BRICS Summit, the annual get-together for the association. And to the surprise of absolutely no one, the event kicked off with a joint declaration full...
3 Stories That Prove We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
by Corbett | Feb 13, 2016 | Newsletter
Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. Heck, we're not even on the map. In case you haven't noticed, things are starting to get crazy out there. Not just economically (with another global contraction already well under way) or financially (with teetering...