The Perch Pod with Jacob Shapiro
The Perch Pod focuses on bringing first-hand geopolitical analysis from experts across various disciplines. Brought to you by Perch Perspectives, the most reliable and complete source of geopolitical information and international affairs for businesses and decision-makers. If you like what you hear, subscribe to the podcast. We put out new interviews every other Monday.
Making Sense of Iranian Unrest
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Agricultural Currents: Food Prices, Fertilizer, & The Future
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Ukraine is Winning!
Ukraine’s counteroffensive last week was shockingly effective. Sim rejoins the show to explain what is happening on the ground…and to tease out the chances and attendant implications of a Russian defeat.
Sim Tack is Military Analyst at Force Analysis and GEOINT Analyst at AllSource Analysis. You can follow him on Twitter @SimTack.
NYTimes article referenced here
TimeStamps:
1:54-11:15 – What’s happening?
11:15-23:35 – Ukraine’s Strategy
23:35-28:04 – Europe’s Resolve
28:04-42:10 – Russia’s Options
42:10-end – Implications of Russia’s Defeat
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Geopolitics and Cyberwarfare (+ Bitcoin Neutrality)
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Matt Pines, yet ANOTHER connection via the Twittersphere, breaks down the present day risks associated with cyber warfare and espionage across geopolitical boundaries. Matt is a management consultant at Krebs Stamos and a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. He is appearing on the podcast in a personal capacity.
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<...Whose Fault Is It Anyway? The Sino-Australian Breakup
Take some time with us to explore the Sino-Australian breakup drama and hear an honest opinion from a real life Australian (his name is John Fowler and he's a former Australian diplomat and international lawyer) on why relations between the two are slowly but surely deteriorating. John and Jacob also talk AUS/NZ relations, viewpoints on the South Pacific and much, much, much more.
John is co-founder and CEO of International Intrigue, a newsletter at the intersection of geopolitics, business, and technology. We've included a link because you should go subscribe to it.
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<...Here Be Animal Spirits
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How do inflationary cycles work? Are we in a tech innovation environment or are we just iterating on the same old concepts? Also, what constitutes "old"? Jordi Visser joins us this week to discuss these questions and much, much more (yes, we mean China).
Jordi Visser is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC, a market neutral pioneer of the asset management industry. At Weiss, Jordi oversees the portfolio managers and is responsible for the overall risk aggregation. Additionally...
66. Water We Waiting For? The Decline of Fresh Water
Peter Mayer discusses the history the Colorado River Basin - and why it's a canary in the coal mine for the waves of water issues already sweeping the globe. Water access conflicts are going to escalate both nationally and internationally as the globe heats and our atmosphere's composition fluctuates. Peter and Jacob dive into the conflicts already occurring, ( eg. the Georgia vs. Florida water wars), the future of agriculture, and how we conserve water for posterity.
Peter is a professional engineer and urban water expert and the Principal and Founder of Water Demand Management. For more than 25...
The Art of Geopolitics w/ Stratfor
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Rodger Baker is Executive Director at the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE – Risk Assistance Network + Exchange.
Timestamps
3:00-25:13: Mackinder and the Arctic
25:13-34:30: The Art of the Net Assessment
34:30-44:30: The biggest change of the last 25 years…and the biggest change to come
44:30-56:54: Will China invade Taiwan?
56:54-end: Around the world: Poland, Turkey, Indonesia, Korea, Brazil, and more
64. Economy, Energy, and The Odds Of a Recession
Marko and Jacob explore the rumbles in the US Economy, energy trends, and geopolitical headwinds across the hemispheres. Marko Papic is a Partner and Chief Strategist at Clocktower Group.
Timestamps:
2:00-14:00 – U.S. Economy
14:00-21:36 – Oil/Natural Gas
21:36-35:54 – Europe
35:54-42:00 – China
42:00-52:52 – Saudi Arabia
50:52-59:11 – India
59:11-1:10:11 – Food
1:10:11-1:16:31 – Recession odds
1:16:31- end: Basketball
Who's Winning the Ukraine-Russia Conflict?
Sim Tack revisits the Ukraine-Russia conflict with Jacob to talk about the war as it drags into its later stages. Sim is Chief Military Analyst at Force Analysis. His expertise is in intelligence-driven approaches to the study of armed conflicts and military capabilities, as well as other resources of power that support foreign policy behavior. You can follow him on Twitter @SimTack
Timestamps
4:30-16:45 – Russia-Ukraine War Update
16:45-19:45 – Grain tangent
19:45-27:15 – Who is winning? How important is Western support?
27:15-36:30 – Russia’s military capacity
36:30-48:45 – The future of NATO
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