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The gas lines of 1973 were just the beginning. When the US abandoned the gold standard in 1971, the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency was suddenly at risk. Two years later, in the shadow of the OPEC oil embargo, a small team of US officials flew to Saudi Arabia for a negotiation that would change global finance forever.

This is the untold history of the Petrodollar system: the secret deal that guaranteed Saudi Arabia would price all its oil in US dollars and recycle those billions back into US debt. It was a brilliant, short-term fix that created America's "exorbitant privilege"—allowing the US to fund massive deficits through global energy demand.

But that deal came with a fatal flaw. Today, as BRICS nations push for de-dollarization and the US weaponizes its financial system, the 50-year-old bargain is beginning to unravel. We explore the systemic risk baked into the original agreement and what the collapse of the Petrodollar system would mean for the global economy.

Chapters: 0:00 - The Crisis of Confidence 2:15 - The Post-Bretton Woods Vacuum 5:00 - The Secret Deal in the Desert 8:30 - The Engine of US Hegemony 12:00 - The Achilles' Heel: Modern Threats 14:30 - What Happens If It Fails?