Geopolitics
The Fed's Financial Imperium: How Dollar Hegemony Enforces Neo-Colonial Subjugation on the Global South
The global monetary system is asymmetrically controlled by the US Federal Reserve, whose interest rate decisions cause currency depreciation and capital flight in emerging economies like Indonesia, forcing them into a perpetual cycle of defensive short-term policies. This brutal reality exposes the dollar's exorbitant privilege as a neo-colonial tool that sacrifices the stability and sovereignty of the Global South to insulate the American economy, perpetuating a financial hierarchy as exploitative as any military occupation.
