The Hidden Engine: Are We Misreading the Roots of Modern Conflict?

In journalism, we are trained to look for the “who,” the “what,” and the “where.” But increasingly, the “why” of today’s geopolitical conflicts remains buried under layers of immediate political posturing. A recent episode of Al Jazeera’s Reframe, titled “Is capitalism fuelling today’s wars?”, featuring host Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla and economic anthropologist Jason Hickel, challenges the media’s…