🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/ghaidaa-hetou-russia-ukraine-war/

This was recorded at 20:00 on the 16th of March, CET.

Ghaidaa Hetou Ph.D. is the founder of iStrategic.

Dr. Hetou guides the development and oversees the operational efficiency of iStrategic. She is a consultant and advisor on Middle East and North Africa affairs, specializing in political risk analysis, foreign policy, political economy, geopolitics, and business strategies. Dr. Hetou also writes a weekly Op-Ed in Forbes Middle East.

In this podcast, we spoke about how the #RussiaUkraineWar is affecting the MENA region (Middle East North Africa).

In This Podcast With Ghaidaa Hetou, You Can Expect To Hear About…

• Wheat Insecurity Throughout The MENA Region.
• Attitudes Of War From The MENA Region.
• Why So Many From The MENA Region Are Joining The Fight In Europe.

Timestamps With Ghaidaa Hetou

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:28 -Consequences For The War In The MENA Region.
• 08:00 – Explaining The Chechnyan Angle.
• 10:58 – Oil & What Is The GCC?
• 13:43 – Back To The MENA Wheat Fragility.
• 21:58 – Water Insecurity.
• 27:17 – What Makes Wheat So Special? Are There No Alternatives?
• 32:22 – The Question Of Rebel Groups & Private Militia From The MENA Region.
• 41:44 – How Are People Thinking About This Conflict In The MENA Region?
• 48:28 – The Global Importance Of Oil.
• 52:48 – How Ghaidaa Sees This All Playing Out For The MENA Region.

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• Twitter
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The following is a conversation with Oliver Bullough, an amazing voice and author in the field of financial secrecy and kleptocracy.

Oliver Bullough wrote a book back in 2018 called Moneyland and has another one coming this year called, Butler To The World. 

Oliver’s books follow the themes of kleptocracy, financial secrecy, offshore finance and the myriad cancers upon the world that these pathways allow.

In This Chat, Oliver Bullough Answers 3 Questions

• What Is Moneyland?
• What Is The Archetypal Example Of Moneyland?
• Is There Any Way Out Of Moneyland?

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 03:57 – What Is Moneyland?
• 24:08 – An Archetypal Example Of Moneyland.
• 34:25 – How Does Moneyland Enable The Scale Of Criminal Organisations & Is There Any Way Out?
• 46:47 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/michael-smith-taiwan/

This was recorded at 0800 on the 7th of March, CET.

Michael Smith is the North Asian Correspondent for AFR. Michael was a guest on this podcast in #45 where he discussed his sudden evacuation from China and his book, The Last Correspondent.

Michael Smith has been keeping a really close eye on how China, the CCP and Xi Jinping have all been reacting to what is going on in Ukraine. The big question on everybody’s lips is… how does this affect China’s territorial ambition for Taiwan?

In This Podcast With Michael Smith, We Speak About…

• Territorial Ambitions For Taiwan.
• China’s Military.
• Similarities Between Putin & Xi Jinping.

Timestamps With Michael Smith

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 00:59 – How Are Territorial Ambitions For Taiwan Affected By The War?
• 06:29 – How Much Does Xi Jinping Know?
• 11:29 – How Has The Taiwan Calculation Changed?
• 16:39 – Nuts & Bolts, What Is Taiwan Worth To China?
• 19:09 – Tapei Solidarity With Ukraine Aggression Towards China?
• 21:59 – Timeline Of Xi Reaction.
• 28:14 – Similarities Between Putin & Xi Jinping.
• 37:18 – A Sense For China’s Military.

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• Michael Smith | The Last Correspondent

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/alexander-kucherenko/

This was recorded at 12:00 on the 3rd of March.

Alexander Kucherenko is a Ukrainian located in Poltava, a large city in the east of Ukraine between Kyiv and Kharkiv. 

In this conversation, he speaks to me about his own and his family's experience so far in this conflict, and the overall resolve of the Ukrainian people. This conversation becomes very real at points.

In This Podcast With Alexander Kucherenko, We Speak About...

• Alexander's First Person Perspective
• Zelenskyy
• The Ukrainian Resolve.
• Self Defense & Civil Defense.
• Russian Military Morale.
• + More.

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Timestamps With Alexander Kucherenko

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 01:46 - How Are You Going?
• 02:31 - What Was The Mood Pre-Invasion & What Was Your Reaction?
• 09:00 - Reacting To Air Sirens.
• 12:50 - How Is Alexander & The Ukrainians Getting Information?
• 20:18 - Ukraine Militarising Their Numerous Software Developers.
• 23:00 - Was Alexander Surprised By The Ukrainian Defense & Resolve?
• 31:23 - Zelenskyy.
• 35:40 - How Do You Feel? How Overwhelming Is It All?
• 41:00 - Russian Army Morale.
• 49:40 - Would You Pick Up A Gun?
• 53:43 - How Surreal Does Everything Feel? The Beauty & Horror Of War.
• 1:05:30 - Have You Considered Leaving The Country?
• 1:11:00 - How Are You Thinking About The Next Few Days?
• 1:12:11 - What Can We Do?
• 1:16:30 - Afterthoughts.

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Instagram - @oleksandrkucherenko

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/tim-harcourt/

This was recorded at 11:00 on the 2nd of March.

Tim Harcourt is the new Industry Professor and Chief Economist at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

He published the Airpot Economist in 2008 and followed up with The Airport Economist Flies Again in 2021. 

Since Thursday the 24/02, Tim has written much about the war from the angle of Russia's economy, economic sanctions and how Australia's economy might be affected.

In This Podcast With Tim Harcourt, We Speak About...

• Why The Russian Economy Matters.
• Unintended Consequences Of Sanctions.
• Where Australia Fits Into This.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:40 – Why The Russian Economy Actually Matters.
• 13:22 – Why Did The Swiss Break Neutrality?
• 18:10 – Are The Sanctions More Severe Than Putin Thought? + 2nd Order Consequences.
• 25:27 – How Is Australia Affected By All Of This?
• 30:12 – How Does China Fit Into All Of This?
• 32:42 – Where Do Nukes Fit Into All Of This?

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/michael-hilliard/

This was recorded at 10:00 on the 26th of February.

Michael Hilliard is the host of what is both Australia’s best and my personal favourite geopolitical podcast. The Red Line.

Michael is a journalist reporting from countries including Iran, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and also has extensive experience operating throughout central Asia and former Soviet States. He works with sources from the White House to the Taliban and also serves on various committees and councils for the Australian Government.

In This Podcast, We Speak About…

• How Michael Hilliard Is Making Sense Of All This.
• Putin’s Motivations.
• NATO, Top To Bottom.
• + Ominous Speculation Of The Future.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 00:56 – How Is Michael Making Sense Of All This?
• 02:36 – Putin’s Motivations, Ukraine Resistance & Russian Moral.
• 12:03 – Michael’s Experience In Central Asia Informing This Moment.
• 19:14 – The Russian & Putin Apologist Argument + Explaining NATO Top To Bottom.
• 29:17 – Ominous Speculation of The Future.
• 39:21 – Closing Thoughts.

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jim-henry-sanctions/

This was recorded at 19:00 on the 25th of February.

We spoke about SWIFT and expanded on the sanctions chat that started the day previous.

Jim Henry is a godfather to the field of investigative journalism into financial secrecy, offshore finance, capital flight and kleptocracy. He published Blood Bankers in 2003 which exposed 100s of corrupt, kleptocratic infrastructure projects across the developing world which we covered in #49 of this podcast.

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• 00:00 – Update On The Sanctions
• 08:29 – Can It Be That Private Incentives Are Getting In The Way Here?
• 11:00 – Explaining Swift & It’s Implications For Russia.
• 21:01 – Turning Attention To Oligarchs + Commenting On Russian Apologists.
• 35:12 – Closing Thoughts.

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/jim-henry-russia-ukraine/

This was recorded at 21:00 on Wednesday night, the 23rd of February. It was 8 hours after we stopped recording at 05:00 the next day that Russia invaded the Ukraine. 

Jim Henry is a godfather to the field of investigative journalism into financial secrecy, offshore finance, capital flight and kleptocracy. He published Blood Bankers in 2003 which exposed 100s of corrupt, kleptocratic infrastructure projects across the developing world which we covered in #49 of this podcast.

In this Podcast, you can expect to hear about the following and more…

• Russia’s Domestic Problems.
• Russia’s Lousy Economy.
• The Efficacy Of Sanctions.
• War In Europe?

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00:00 – Introduction.
01:14 – 23/02 @ 21:00 – What Is The Situation Now?
04:16 – What Is Putin’s Domestic Problem?
11:14 – What Are The Sanctions Exactly & Russia’s Lousy Economy.
27:15 – How Effective Are Sanctions At The End Of The Day?
32:45 – This All Feels A Bit Unhinged.
37:42 – What Does Jim Make Of All The War Rhetoric?
43:06 – Closing Thoughts.
51:19 – Afterthoughts.

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The following is a conversation with JJ Ramberg, who has a resume and list of achievements too long to keep this introduction timely.

The highlights include hosting MSNBC’s ‘Your Business‘ for over a decade, being awarded one of Inc Magazines 100 Female Founders and also being the founder of the podcasting app, Goodpods, which was listed as one of Fast Companies most innovative companies.

In this Podcast, you can expect to hear about the following and more…

• What Is Goodpods?
• Why There Is A Gap In The Market For Goodpods?
• Some Of JJ’s Favourite Shows.
• And More & More As Well…

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 01:24 – Working On Micro Finance In Uganda.
• 06:59 – What Is Goodpods?
• 17:54 – How Does JJ See Podcasts Evolving?
• 28:50 – Shortcoming Of The Podcasting Industry.
• 31:29 – JJ’s Favourite Show & Innovation To The Podcasting Industry.
• 37:51 – Moment You Cannot Believe You Were A Part Of As Well Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
• 45:11 – Afterthoughts & My Ambition For The Podcast

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🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/thomas-werner/

Thomas Werner is a teacher, consultant, artist, lecturer, author and former gallery owner in New York and an overall forceful figure in the international art community. 

He published ‘The Fashion Image’ in 2018, and is anticipating the release of his latest book on the business of fine art photography. 

This podcast is separated into two distinct parts, the first hour, Thomas’s experience in both Russia and China with the meta-theme on artistic expression between cultures. And then the second hour is the business side of things, everything from artificial scarcity to galleries to commerciality and more!

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more…

• Working As An American In Both China & Russia.
• What The International Photography Market Looks Like?
• The Necessity Of A Gallery.
• E-Commerce & NFT’s.

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• 00:00 – Introduction.
• 03:40 – Tom In His Own Words.
• 10:05 – We Are In An Era Of Great Generalists In Creativity.
• 18:31 – Thomas Experience In Russia.
• 36:30 – Thomas Experience In China.
• 41:44 – Art Censorship In Russia & China.
• 52:41 – Primary Commercial Centres For The Global Photography Market.
• 58:18 – Peter Lik.
• 1:01:39 – The Commerical Side Of Photography.
• 1:08:56 – Why You Need A Gallery.
• 1:11:21 – Is Advertising A Dirty Word?
• 1:14:19 – How Do Different Types Of Photography Sell?
• 1:20:47 – Peter Thiel’s 0-1 Idea In Art.
• 1:27:46 – How Can Fine Art Photography Adapt To E-Commerce & NFT’s.
• 1:37:08 – Artificial Scarcity.
• 1:50:56 – David Yarrow’s Commercial Success.
• 1:58:23 – The Difference Between Something Beautiful & Something That Can Sell.
• 2:04:19 – Tips On Approaching A Gallery.
• 2:16:26 – A Moment You Can Believe You Were A Part Of.
• 2:17:46 – Witness A Conversation Between Any Two People.
• 2:18:46 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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