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«No one is safe»: Yanis Varoufakis on world crisis and next global economic shock

International exclusive: economist Yanis Varoufakis (former Greek finance minister and author of the technofeudalism thesis) discusses why he believes the world has been trapped in the same crisis since 2008, the largest current threats to the global economy, whether the EU can survive, and which regions and actors stand to win or lose in the next major economic shock.

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This analysis flags themes relevant to the European Union (EU) and multinational industrial/EV supply-chain exposure (BYD) as geopolitical strain, energy risk and renewed sovereign-debt stress reshape growth, inflation and capital flows.

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EU: Varoufakis argues Europe remains vulnerable to sovereign-debt shocks, structural political failures and inflationary pressures that could deepen a continent-wide recession.

Confidence: 60 / 100Start: $1.48Latest: $1.64Return: -10.47%

«No one is safe»: Yanis Varoufakis on world crisis and next global economic shock «No one is safe»: Yanis Varoufakis on world crisis and next global economic shock International Exclusive on Private Talks: host Yulia Kulmatitskaya speaks with the world-renowned economist and author of the technofeudalism theory, @yanisvaroufakis. He is best known for serving as Greece’s Minister of Finance during one of the most severe debt crises in modern European history. «We are experiencing the same crisis since 2008», — says Yanis. But why do the decisions made so long ago still shape the global economy today? What is the biggest threat to the world economy right now? Does the European Union have a future? Could the world see new sovereign debt crises similar to the one Greece experienced? And most importantly — who will win and who will lose in the growing battle for power, capital, and resources? Yanis also shared a few personal stories from his political career — stories that are both thought-provoking and, at times, deeply disturbing. Don’t forget to leave a comment, like this video and subscribe to the channel if you enjoy what we do 🩶 00:00 Yanis Varoufakis on the biggest threats to the global economy 04:25 «The only growth plan is to build more tanks» 09:02 A new form of capital: what our era will be remembered for 10:46 Bifurcation of the world: U.S. dominance and the privatization of the dollar 12:28 Fundamentally irrational Americano-centric model and the benefits of BRICS 15:28 Will Russia benefit from the global transformation? 17:26 How Europe profits from the conflict in Ukraine 19:59 Is it possible to restore relations between Russia and the European Union 22:16 «Europe is dying»: can it be saved and why America needs NATO 24:58 New wave of inflation threatens the world: how governments will respond 29:29 Сatastrophic error EU is about to make 31:30 We’ve never been out of 2008 crisis? 35:04 «They have no plan»: what is happening to Europe? 35:28 The Euro: a strength or a weakness for Europe 38:06 The end of the EU? Europe’s biggest problem explained 42:45 The Greek debt crisis: the most shocking experience 45:40 «This is catastrophic, we have a recession»: competence of European officials 48:10 Politics vs economics: how the EU really works behind closed doors 50:07 Disagreements within the EU: is democracy gone 53:20 Russian frozen assets: how Belgium was pressured 55:12 The core flaw of capitalism and why it is failing people 01:00:08 «The American Dream is dead»: are millennials and Gen Z doomed 01:01:50 How to protect your money during a crisis #europe #economics #crisis resulting energy supply crisis, trade you described, including my short stint um trade wars into all the things that couldn't understand the trade wars that tariffs that reduced international trade cannot compete with BYD or with Tesla on. So Volkswagen can't sell cars. So USDT, USDC and so on uh in a manner that a a means by which Washington DC can short-term gain from the increasing oil long term or is just a temporary effect? temporary can last long enough. Uh I'm the position the position of Russia in Greece. I'm in the opposition. So that Why? Because they plan to bring LG to squeeze some very short-term profits EUR Russian relationships or um the Russia's position in the world. And now >> As if as if. Yes. And now we see that EU bit more shortsighted in terms of the Washington DC's plan for dominating the the disrupted trade routes that affect how long do you seem is left before u to the stock exchange and buy back their procurement for buying weaponry, they LNG doubles in price the interest rate position. They have no peace plan for think you're right that we can no longer sense that it belongs to all the member it will buy those bonds in the secondary buy anything because people will be buying those bonds as if they are hot not at the ACB, she was the managing I laid down my position and I explained proposing that we increase VAT 20 value recession. You're going to increase VA wanted to push our VA up there to punish

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BYD: Varoufakis uses BYD and other multinational supply-chain examples to illustrate how trade disruptions and protectionism can destabilize manufacturing and capital allocation.

Confidence: 60 / 100Start: $79.31Latest: $85.69Return: -8.04%

«No one is safe»: Yanis Varoufakis on world crisis and next global economic shock «No one is safe»: Yanis Varoufakis on world crisis and next global economic shock International Exclusive on Private Talks: host Yulia Kulmatitskaya speaks with the world-renowned economist and author of the technofeudalism theory, @yanisvaroufakis. He is best known for serving as Greece’s Minister of Finance during one of the most severe debt crises in modern European history. «We are experiencing the same crisis since 2008», — says Yanis. But why do the decisions made so long ago still shape the global economy today? What is the biggest threat to the world economy right now? Does the European Union have a future? Could the world see new sovereign debt crises similar to the one Greece experienced? And most importantly — who will win and who will lose in the growing battle for power, capital, and resources? Yanis also shared a few personal stories from his political career — stories that are both thought-provoking and, at times, deeply disturbing. Don’t forget to leave a comment, like this video and subscribe to the channel if you enjoy what we do 🩶 00:00 Yanis Varoufakis on the biggest threats to the global economy 04:25 «The only growth plan is to build more tanks» 09:02 A new form of capital: what our era will be remembered for 10:46 Bifurcation of the world: U.S. dominance and the privatization of the dollar 12:28 Fundamentally irrational Americano-centric model and the benefits of BRICS 15:28 Will Russia benefit from the global transformation? 17:26 How Europe profits from the conflict in Ukraine 19:59 Is it possible to restore relations between Russia and the European Union 22:16 «Europe is dying»: can it be saved and why America needs NATO 24:58 New wave of inflation threatens the world: how governments will respond 29:29 Сatastrophic error EU is about to make 31:30 We’ve never been out of 2008 crisis? 35:04 «They have no plan»: what is happening to Europe? 35:28 The Euro: a strength or a weakness for Europe 38:06 The end of the EU? Europe’s biggest problem explained 42:45 The Greek debt crisis: the most shocking experience 45:40 «This is catastrophic, we have a recession»: competence of European officials 48:10 Politics vs economics: how the EU really works behind closed doors 50:07 Disagreements within the EU: is democracy gone 53:20 Russian frozen assets: how Belgium was pressured 55:12 The core flaw of capitalism and why it is failing people 01:00:08 «The American Dream is dead»: are millennials and Gen Z doomed 01:01:50 How to protect your money during a crisis #europe #economics #crisis resulting energy supply crisis, trade you described, including my short stint um trade wars into all the things that couldn't understand the trade wars that tariffs that reduced international trade cannot compete with BYD or with Tesla on. So Volkswagen can't sell cars. So USDT, USDC and so on uh in a manner that a a means by which Washington DC can short-term gain from the increasing oil long term or is just a temporary effect? temporary can last long enough. Uh I'm the position the position of Russia in Greece. I'm in the opposition. So that Why? Because they plan to bring LG to squeeze some very short-term profits EUR Russian relationships or um the Russia's position in the world. And now >> As if as if. Yes. And now we see that EU bit more shortsighted in terms of the Washington DC's plan for dominating the the disrupted trade routes that affect how long do you seem is left before u to the stock exchange and buy back their procurement for buying weaponry, they LNG doubles in price the interest rate position. They have no peace plan for think you're right that we can no longer sense that it belongs to all the member it will buy those bonds in the secondary buy anything because people will be buying those bonds as if they are hot not at the ACB, she was the managing I laid down my position and I explained proposing that we increase VAT 20 value recession. You're going to increase VA wanted to push our VA up there to punish

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Primary source: Private Talks interview hosted by Yulia Kulmatitskaya with Yanis Varoufakis. The interview covers risks of a renewed global crisis originating from long-running policy choices, a new wave of inflation, Europe’s structural problems, frozen Russian assets, and geopolitical drivers affecting energy and trade. Time-stamped topics from the interview are cited in the tickers’ conviction notes.

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«No one is safe»: Yanis Varoufakis on world crisis and next global economic shock International Exclusive on Private Talks: host Yulia Kulmatitskaya speaks with the world-renowned economist and author of the technofeudalism theory, @yanisvaroufakis. He is best known for serving as Greece’s Minister of Finance during one of the most severe debt crises in modern European history. «We are experiencing the same crisis since 2008», — says Yanis. But why do the decisions made so long ago still shape the global economy today? What is the biggest threat to the world economy right now? Does the European Union have a future? Could the world see new sovereign debt crises similar to the one Greece experienced? And most importantly — who will win and who will lose in the growing battle for power, capital, and resources? Yanis also shared a few personal stories from his political career — stories that are both thought-provoking and, at times, deeply disturbing. Don’t forget to leave a comment, like this video and subscribe to the channel if you enjoy what we do 🩶 00:00 Yanis Varoufakis on the biggest threats to the global economy 04:25 «The only growth plan is to build more tanks» 09:02 A new form of capital: what our era will be remembered for 10:46 Bifurcation of the world: U.S. dominance and the privatization of the dollar 12:28 Fundamentally irrational Americano-centric model and the benefits of BRICS 15:28 Will Russia benefit from the global transformation? 17:26 How Europe profits from the conflict in Ukraine 19:59 Is it possible to restore relations between Russia and the European Union 22:16 «Europe is dying»: can it be saved and why America needs NATO 24:58 New wave of inflation threatens the world: how governments will respond 29:29 Сatastrophic error EU is about to make 31:30 We’ve never been out of 2008 crisis? 35:04 «They have no plan»: what is happening to Europe? 35:28 The Euro: a strength or a weakness for Europe 38:06 The end of the EU? Europe’s biggest problem explained 42:45 The Greek debt crisis: the most shocking experience 45:40 «This is catastrophic, we have a recession»: competence of European officials 48:10 Politics vs economics: how the EU really works behind closed doors 50:07 Disagreements within the EU: is democracy gone 53:20 Russian frozen assets: how Belgium was pressured 55:12 The core flaw of capitalism and why it is failing people 01:00:08 «The American Dream is dead»: are millennials and Gen Z doomed 01:01:50 How to protect your money during a crisis

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Single-author series: this thesis is built on the Private Talks interview with Yanis Varoufakis and curated related interviews discussing geopolitics, energy markets, and macro trends (e.g., Russia/Europe fiscal stress and broader geoeconomic commentary).

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