Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Adam Hanieh discusses the displacement of Palestinians, the prevalence of the oil industry, and how capitalism operates in the Gulf states.

Professor of Political Economy and Global Development at the University of Exeter, Hanieh specializes in capitalism and imperialism in the Middle East.

His new book, Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market is out now with Verso Books: versobooks.com/products/2760-crude-capitalism?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=crude_capitalism_25

This interview was filmed in November 2024.