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Gulf economies Jiang says cannot defend themselves and are structurally dependent on Hormuz and U.S. protection.
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Gulf economies Jiang says cannot defend themselves and are structurally dependent on Hormuz and U.S.
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Glossary
The Gulf coastal countries such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, treated as American-protected nodes of oil, finance, tourism, aviation, and logistics.
diagnosis
China and the GCC are described as mirages or vassal constructs produced by the empire's replicating system rather than independent civilizations or nation-states.
diagnosis
Iran does not need only the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt the global economy; it can also attack vulnerable GCC energy infrastructure and pipelines.
diagnosis
Saudi Arabia and the GCC prioritize defeating Iran first because they imagine later uniting the Muslim world against Israel, while Jiang calls them corrupt American vassals.
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prediction
The speaker predicts that U.S. attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure would force Iran to retaliate against GCC oil fields, desalination plants, and universities, causing a loss of 20 percent of global energy supply.
prediction
If Iran proves strong and the United States and GCC prove weak, Jiang predicts Israel will abandon them and work with Iran to build a new Middle East order.
definition
Jiang's second/third geopolitics rule here is that weak players do not work well together and must ally with strong powers for protection.
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prediction
He predicts that as the United States falls, GCC states will split between Iran and Israel and the GCC will no longer be a major Middle East factor.
model
The GCC and Chinese economy are treated as two pillars of the global economy: China imports GCC oil to industrialize, while the GCC recycles oil money into American markets and global infrastructure.
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"Yeah, I mean, that's what I would certainly be tempted to if I were them. Steve Keen, what is your prediction? We've talked about..."
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"look at the other side, the Arabian side, some of them have 96 % dependence upon desalination. If it goes that far, then we..."
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"Okay. As long as you're able to figure out their cult is, how they're thinking, if you're able to figure out the story that..."
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"...itself. In other societies. Okay. So the two examples are the GCC and China. Okay. This is really important for us to appreciate. China..."
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"...if forced to, Iran can also destroy energy production in the GCC. It can destroy pipelines. If a drone can attack a city, it..."
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"Just think about all this gas and oil, right? It's all combustible. So a drone can just blow it up. It's not hard, all..."
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"...me to defeat Israel, okay? So from a perspective of the GCC in Saudi Arabia, Iran is a much bigger threat. Why hasn't the..."
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"...civilian infrastructure, which will force Iranians to strike hard against the GCC, the oil fields, the desalination plants, the universities as well. And this..."
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"...Iranians themselves have promised to start to attack universities in the GCC as well, okay, in retaliation. If Trump were to destroy the Iranian..."
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"...situation right? You have four you have different countries. You have GCC you have Israel you have the United States you have Iran. Okay?..."
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"...sense? Even though in the beginning it seems as though Israel GCC and US are allies against Iran ultimately if Iran is able to..."
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"...UAE who are like okay let's join Israel. Okay? But the GCC regardless of what happens will no longer be a major global factor..."
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