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Friction
Season 1 Episode 170
Jacob and Rob power through a difficult week to offer insights on how Chinese industrial policy is shaping the world. They explore how the semiconduc…
2 years, 5 months ago
Trouble in the Red Sea, logistics snarls, China, and the U.S. election
Season 1 Episode 169
Crosspost with Sean Hanney's Frontlines from RealAgriculture!
Up for discussion in this episode:
Skirmish in the Red Sea — the U.S. is working to stop …2 years, 5 months ago
What the Media Missed This Week
Season 1 Episode 168
Jacob and Rob tackle conflicting narratives about oil prices before diving deep into geopolitical and market issues in China and France. They close b…
2 years, 5 months ago
Retrospectives and Predictions for the Ukraine War
Season 1 Episode 167
Sim returns to the podcast to talk about the successes and failures of Ukraine’s military forces and what the future looks like in the Russia-Ukraine…
2 years, 5 months ago
Cocaine and the Catholic Church
Season 1 Episode 166
Jacob and Rob take a deeper look at a recent World Bank study that purports to show how countries can increase investment…and in so doing reduce pove…
2 years, 6 months ago
What's Happening in the DRC?
Season 1 Episode 165
Ben Shepherd joins Jacob to talk about the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ben urges listeners to think and look beyond the endless stories about viole…
2 years, 6 months ago
We're Worried About the Middle East
Season 1 Episode 164
Smoke rises from the Red Sea. The hour grows late and Rob calls Jacob seeking his counsel. For that is why you have come, is it not…our old friends? …
2 years, 6 months ago
Here's Looking At You, Dad
Season 1 Episode 163
Jacob returns with a few thoughts about family, love, and geopolitics.
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2 years, 6 months ago
Cybersecurity + Geopolitics (Matt Pines)
Season 1 Episode 162
Last week of reruns! Jacob Shapiro will be back next week with a full update on his situation and what to expect moving forward. Thank you so so so s…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Art of Geopolitics with Stratfor
Season 1 Episode 161
Rodger Baker and Jacob Shapiro sit down for a discussion about the art and science of doing good geopolitics. Rodger Baker is Executive Director at t…
2 years, 7 months ago