The Perch Pod with Jacob Shapiro

Marko Papic, now known as “Cousin Marko,” is back! In this surprise episode of the Perch Pod, Jacob and Marko talk about the economic and political impact of the Capitol riot, 2nd impeachment and Biden Stimulus. They also de-stress with a quick discussion about basketball and end the episode with a game of some over-unders (starting at 40:00). 
Marko is currently a partner at the Clocktower Group. He leads their strategy team providing research to clients and partners on geopolitics, macroeconomics and markets. He has recently published a book called Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future. 

 Marko’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Geopolitical-Alpha-Investment-Framework-Predicting-ebook/dp/B08LDNBF78 
Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 03:19  Marko’s macro perspective - Capitol Riots, 2nd Impeachment and Biden Stimulus 11:20 Political future of the U.S.29:00 Basketball!39:56 Geopolitical and NBA over-unders57:10 - Outro

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In this episode, Jacob speaks with Stephen Nagy, a Senior Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University of Tokyo and a distinguished fellow of Canada’s Asia Pacific Foundation about Japan’s history, international relations and geopolitical future. 
Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 04:40  Will Japan act more independently of the US?10:39 Comparing Japan in the 20th century to Japan today17:01 Domestic Japanese politics and Shinzo Abe’s legacy29:00 Japan’s view of the region35:40 Japan-South Korea relations42:20 Stephen’s favorite Japanese food dish

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Xander’s back for the last episode of 2020! This year has been quite the geopolitical ride and Jacob is here to break down its best, worst and everything in between. Xander is the Vice President of analysis at Perch Perspectives. Xander also has his own podcast called ReConsider.
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:37 The almost US-Iran war 04:42 Turkey’s busy 202008:10 US-China phase 1 trade deal11:56 SPICY TIBET TAKE, thoughtful Xinjiang take16:11 The state of US politics21:07 Looking back at COVID24:54 Ethiopia26:37 Hurricanes, typhoons, fires31:39 COVID 19 as a Geopolitical Accelerant 36:41 Looking ahead to 202137:07 Important elections38:01 Food insecurity40:53 Scotland and Brexit45:23 How climate change will affect politics51:37  Outro
Check out Xander’s Podcast: https://reconsidermedia.com/category/podcasts/ 

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In this episode, Jacob speaks with Tony Rinna. Tony is a senior editor at Sino-NK, a research website dedicated to producing academic research on North-East Asia for popular consumption. He’s been a resident of South Korea since 2014. Read his latest article about Asia Policy here: https://www.nbr.org/publication/russia-south-korea-relations-and-the-u-s-indo-pacific-strategy/ 
Timestamps: 
00:00 HOT TAKE Intro: Is China really the US’s Boogeyman? 4:15 Covid in South Korea 14:12: How does South Korea feel about U.S. election results?24:55: South Korea’s view of China35:10: What’s next with North Korea?49:50: The most important thing you aren’t thinking about re: South Korea57:39 Tony’s favorite Korean food dish58:52 Outro

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On this episode of the Perch Pod, Jacob speaks with Marko Papic. Knowing Jacob from his Stratfor days, Marko is currently a partner at the Clocktower Group. He leads their strategy team providing research to clients and partners on geopolitics, macroeconomics and markets. He has recently published a book called Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future. 

Marko’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Geopolitical-Alpha-Investment-Framework-Predicting-ebook/dp/B08LDNBF78 
Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 3:06 The Virtues of Nihilism8:54 The one thing Marko wants you to know9:56 The Buenos Aires Consensus14:08 Why should you care about median voter theory29:29 Future of the EU36:46 Debating India as an investment44:44 How to think about the U.S.-China relationship54:49 The Dream Team v. Yugoslavia1:03:00 Outro  
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Jacob speaks with Kamran Bokhari (again!) Along with being the first repeat guest on the podcast, Kamran is the Director of Analytical Development at the Center for Global Policy where he heads the Governance and Muslim Majority States Program.  This time, Jacob and Kamran have a detailed conversation about the current events and politics of the Muslim world.

Timestamps: 
Intro 00:002:24 Recap on the Muslim-Turkey diplomatic spat4:58 Why is depicting the Prophet Muhammed such a controversial issue?14:47 Freedom of speech in the Muslim world28:21 Turkey’s political use of Islam46:15 Global context 53:41- Outro 
Check out Jacob and Kamran’s first conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ED9GtCQUQ&ab_channel=PerchPerspectives 
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In this episode, Jacob talks to Lindsay Chervinsky, a historian of early America, the Presidency and especially the Presidential Cabinet. Lindsay came out with a new book linked here. Here’s what they talk about: 
00:00 Intro2:50 The British origins of the cabinet as an institution  9:41  The importance of republican virtue15:44 The cabinet’s glass ceiling19:52 Did the cabinet ultimately succeed or fail? Jefferson v. Hamilton30:59 The future of the cabinet36:34 Criticism of sitting presidents by former cabinet officials40:50 Lindsay’s favorite cabinet members in history45:53 Outro 
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In this episode, Jacob speaks with Max Suchkov, a Senior Fellow and Associate Professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). He is also a non-resident expert at the Russian International Affairs Council and an Associate Research Fellow at the Italian institute of International Political Studies. 
Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction 2:46 What’s the trajectory of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict?9:35  Whither Iran?15:07 What are the chances for direct Russia-Turkey conflict, now and in the future?25:55 What are Russia’s top foreign policy priorities?32:50 What does Russia think about Xinjiang?36:49 A Russian’s view of the US48:20 Will Putin still rule Russia in 2030?50:48 OutroSubscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any new episodes!  We put out new videos every other Monday
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In this episode, Jacob talks to Amal Sinha, consulting editor at The Kootneeti which is an Independent Media House based in Delhi publishing pieces having to do with International Relations, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Economy & Global Elections.

Timestamps-

00:00 introduction 
2:00 Is there a double standard between China and India?14:12 Defining a "Modern Nation"
20:24 Do the ends justify the means in Jammu and Kashmir?30:57 The demographics and history of Kashmir39:09  Hong Kong is obscuring what China is doing in Xinjiang47:50 Did we resolve anything?

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In this episode Jacob talks to Nathan Carson, Inventory Control Manager at Chemical Dynamics- a family owned and operated liquid fertilizer manufacturing company based in Central Florida. Previously, Nathan worked for EY’s agribusiness team in Chicago and specialized in identifying mega-trends that are driving the future of agriculture. 
Timestamps: 
Intro 00:00 Food and geopolitics: how drought led to the Arab Spring 2:00 China’s African Swine Fever epidemic and how it affected COVID-19 7:25Centralization of agriculture 11:40How should food supply chains...and how will they change? 20:37Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa 32:23 The dangers of exporting to China...and exporting in general 40:53Why is America so fat? 47:12Nathan’s uplifting final takeaway 53:48Outro 57:08 

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