Dr. Radhika Desai, a professor at the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada and director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group. She also writes on current affairs for Valdai Club, CGTN, Counterpunch and other outlets and is the author of 'Geopolitical Economy: After US Hegemony, Globalization' and 'Empire and Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy'.