Summary of Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. Policy & "West's False Narrative" Stoking Tensions with Russia, China

00:00:00 - 00:20:00

Jeffrey Sachs believes that the United States' policy towards Russia and China is dangerous and has led to numerous conflicts. He argues that the US should pursue diplomacy over militarism and weapons sales, and that Putin was right to call for such a policy.

• 00:00:00 In his latest article, economist Jeffrey Sachs points out that the West's false narrative about Russia and China is dangerous and has led to numerous conflicts. He argues that the US should pursue diplomacy over militarism and weapons sales, and that Putin was right to call for such a policy.
• 00:05:00 Jeffrey Sachs argues that the United States and Europe should focus on cooperation with other countries in order to maintain their diminishing influence in the world. He cites the example of the brics nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - who have a greater GDP than the G7 nations, but whose interests are disregarded by the United States. Sachs believes that the United States is driving towards war with Russia and China, and that this is a dangerous and misguided course of action.
• 00:10:00 Jeffrey Sachs believes that the United States has a resentment towards China because it is an affront to the United States' world dominance. He also believes that the West has led the world for a brief period of time, but that this is now coming to an end. He recommends that the rich Western world help to tamp down the financial crisis in Russia, and that this should be a priority over trying to dominate China.
• 00:15:00 Jeffrey Sachs discusses the history of U.S. policy towards Russia and China, and how this has led to tension and conflict. He discusses how the Clinton and Bush administrations pursued a neoconservative plan of expanding NATO and maintaining U.S. hegemony around the world.
• 00:20:00 Jeffrey Sachs discusses the factors that led to the rise of Vladimir Putin and the instability in Russia in the 1990s. He believes that the United States' arrogance was a contributing factor.