#066 - Matthew Mezinskis - War & Money: Why Europe Can’t Rely on America Anymore

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Peter McCormack

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🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Mežinskis is a macroeconomic researcher, Bitcoin educator, and host of the podcast Crypto Voices, known for his deep analysis of global monetary policy, central banking, and the intersection of money and geopolitics. Based in Eastern Europe with a background in both American and Latvian perspectives, Matthew brings a rare clarity to complex economic systems and the forces shaping global power.

In this interview, Matthew breaks down why Europe can no longer rely on the United States, the dangers of monetary expansion, and how authoritarianism is rising across the West. We discuss the Ukraine war, the myth of neutrality in global politics, and how inflation and asset bubbles have quietly hollowed out the middle class. Matthew explains why Bitcoin may be the only true escape hatch, how power is shifting from West to East, and what history teaches us about debt, sovereignty, and economic collapse.

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0:00.0	Eastern Europe right now faces a huge threat from Russia.
0:04.0	It's a threat that the West has mostly been asleep at the wheel.
0:07.0	I would say Western Europe.
0:08.0	And that's because they've been relying on the United States' security and umbrella for the last 80 years.
0:14.0	That seems to be going away.
0:16.0	Basically, the West, primarily the Trump administration, is not really looking for peace or a just peace or an
0:23.2	enduring peace. They're looking for peace at any cost. They're looking for Ukraine to surrender.
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1:14.8	your first garage band episodes of WBD, you know. I didn't even have video, though. I used to,
1:22.2	where was the first one? L.A. L.A. We've done a few, though. We've done a few.
1:28.0	Yeah, this is your first time on the new show man.
1:30.5	That's right.
1:31.3	Introducing you to the new audience.
1:34.4	Happy to be here.
1:35.5	Thank you for coming to Bedford.
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