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Conflict for capital? William Robinson, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara

From Epic to Epochal — the Trump administration may be tantalized by its outsized impact on everything but my guest today argues that many of its expansionist initiatives are undergirded by a deep, epochal crisis in global capitalism. What will be left when it depletes the last remaining modicums of predictability in the international system? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by William Robinson, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and author of Epochal Crisis: The Exhaustion of Global Capitalism.

15.03.2026
29:46 min
15.03.2026
29:46 min
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Conflict for capital? William Robinson, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Worlds Apart is a fast-paced, in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues facing the world today.It strives to depart from the traditional Q&A form of interview in favor of a more emotive and engaging conversation. Host Oksana Boyko is not afraid to ask the hard questions that others avoid, with the aim of promoting intelligent public debate.