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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition, 3rd Edition
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition, 3rd Edition

by John Perkins
February 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
384 pages
9h 54m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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44The Middle East

No one could have guessed during my EHM years that the Middle East would be the final nail hammered into the coffin of the American empire by China’s third EHM wave.

We did know that for centuries, all the way back to the original Silk Road, the region had been the critical link connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe. Following World War II, given the importance of international trade and the role of petroleum in the modern world, the Middle East became even more essential to global supremacy. We US EHMs were confident that it was our domain. The shah of Iran was a loyal friend whose regime seemed an enduring buffer between the Soviet Union and the Middle East. We had sealed important deals with oil-rich Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. ...

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ISBN: 9781523001910