Intervju z Davidom Wolffom o padcu ameriškega povojnega imperija in vzponu novega svetovnega reda pod vodstvom Kitajske v navezi z državami BRICS+. Spodaj je še nekaj odstavkov transkripta.
David Wolff je upokojeni profesor ekonomije na Univerzi v Massachusettsu v Amherstu, kjer je poučeval ekonomijo od leta 1973 do 2008. Zdaj je gostujoči profesor na podiplomskem programu mednarodnih zadev Univerze New School v New Yorku.
Once upon a time, after 1945, there was one dominant economic power: the United States. It built an alliance with the former dominant powers: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and (Western) Europe. For most of the last 75 years, the G7—comprising the United States, Canada, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy—was dominant.
Over the last generation, the last 20-25 years, that situation changed with the spectacular rise of China. From being the largest country by population and one of the poorest on Earth, China achieved an economic growth rate never seen before. For the last 25-30 years, China’s GDP growth has been 6-9%, which is two to three times that of the United States and greater than 99% of the rest of the world.
China became a modern powerhouse economic unit.
Then, a few years ago, China began wisely to build up alliances very carefully with everyone and anyone it could find willing to do so.

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