The End of the Petrodollar? Russia & China's New Financial Weapon | Graham Elwood

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Channel: Graham Elwood · 2017 · News & Politics

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The End of the Petrodollar? Russia & China's New Financial Weapon | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines Trump's National Security Strategy and independent analysis detailing how Russia and China are actively establishing bilateral payment mechanisms, gold-backed trade, and alternative reserve currency systems to bypass the U.S. petrodollar, explaining the geopolitical desperation and warmongering behind Washington's imperial foreign policy.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. National Security Strategy of the United States: https://www.whitehouse.gov/
2. Asia Times / Pepe Escobar on the Petroyuan: https://asiatimes.com/
3. Wikipedia - Petrodollar recycling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrodollar_recycling
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ The Trump National Security Strategy targeting Russia and China as revisionist competitors
✅ How Russia and China are moving away from the U.S. dollar using bilateral currencies and CIPS
✅ The BRICS nations building alternative financial infrastructure and physical gold trading
✅ The pivotal role of Saudi Arabia, the emerging petroyuan, and the fragile future of the petrodollar

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & Trump's National Security Strategy
01:08 - The Petrodollar, Saddam Hussein & Gaddafi
02:15 - Russiagate, Defence Contractors & Media Distractions
04:20 - NSS Strategy & Multipolar Resistance to US Hegemony
05:40 - BRICS Summit & Challenging Dollar Reserve Dominance
07:00 - China-Russia Ruble-Yuan Payment System & CIPS
09:05 - Physical Gold Reserves & Trading Outside the Dollar
10:35 - The Petroyuan & The Strategic Role of Saudi Arabia
12:15 - Imperial Vulnerability, War Risks & The Energy Transition

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