2025 Year in Review Part 1: De-Dollarization, Tariffs, and the End of the "Long 20th Century"

2025 Year in Review Part 1: De-Dollarization, Tariffs, and the End of the "Long 20th Century"

Published: December 18, 2025

Duration: 28:14

Episode Summary:

As 2025 draws to a close, Nick reflects on a pivotal year in global history. From the economic shockwaves of the Trump tariffs to the accelerating shift of power back to Asia, this episode argues that we are witnessing the terminal decline of the Anglo-American world order.

We explore the existential threat of "de-dollarization"—a process accelerated not just by Trump, but by the weaponization of the financial system under Biden. Nick also examines the hollowing out of the British state, now a vassal to American private equity, and the dangerous geopolitical flashpoints emerging in...