Nous Shorts· 14 Jan 2026· 1:29

Saudi Arabia, Petrodollars and World Order

“The petrodollar market gave Western banks enormous power over global capital.” In this clip, Vijay Prashad explains how oil wealth from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf was steered into Western banks—stabilising a petrodollar system that reshaped global finance, entrenched inequality, and concentrated …

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