https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-26a2p-1acfa44
On global shortages and their political consequences.
Benjamin Bradlow, assistant professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton, talks to Alex and Lee about the world-historic impact of the Hormuz Strait closure.
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How will shortages – beyond oil and gas – reverberate through global supply chains?
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Why are markets so sanguine about all this? Are financial economic elites too insulated from consequences?
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Will China be the big beneficiary as more countries turn to importing its tech for renewables?
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Do countries want to trade dependency on the Middle East or US for dependency on China?
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Would a world of energy autarky be more or less peaceful?
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Are “electrostates” a thing?
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Links:
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The Winners and Losers of the Iran Energy Shock, Benjamin Bradlow, Foreign Affairs
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The energy crisis may just be starting, Martin Wolf, FT
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