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The return of Lula and the challenges facing the Brazilian economy post-Bolsonaro, both domestically and in relation to geopolitics and geoeconomics with the heavy hand of the US in the background. In the larger picture, US hegemony means control of the world's resources, which means subjugating the large resources holders, Russia, China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, and the African continent — that is, most of the Global South and east — while keeping Europe in state of vassalage. This is the principal dynamic of this ear. The rest is just details, e.g., hybrid warfare as a means to this end. This dynamic is the prism through all else on the world stage must be viewed in terms of the present state of the world system, which is now in flux. Lula is cast in the role of a major player in "the
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The return of Lula and the challenges facing the Brazilian economy post-Bolsonaro, both domestically and in relation to geopolitics and geoeconomics with the heavy hand of the US in the background. In the larger picture, US hegemony means control of the world's resources, which means subjugating the large resources holders, Russia, China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, and the African continent — that is, most of the Global South and east — while keeping Europe in state of vassalage. This is the principal dynamic of this ear. The rest is just details, e.g., hybrid warfare as a means to this end. This dynamic is the prism through all else on the world stage must be viewed in terms of the present state of the world system, which is now in flux. Lula is cast in the role of a major player in "the Great Game" being played on the global chessboard. Pepe Escobar elaborates.The return of Lula and the challenges facing the Brazilian economy post-Bolsonaro, both domestically and in relation to geopolitics and geoeconomics with the heavy hand of the US in the background. In the larger picture, US hegemony means control of the world's resources, which means subjugating the large resources holders, Russia, China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, and the African continent — that is, most of the Global South and east — while keeping Europe in state of vassalage. This is the principal dynamic of this ear. The rest is just details, e.g., hybrid warfare as a means to this end. This dynamic is the prism through all else on the world stage must be viewed in terms of the present state of the world system, which is now in flux. Lula is cast in the role of a major player in "the
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