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Niall Ferguson: How Cold War II Turns Hot
Niall Ferguson: How Cold War II Turns Hot
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Historian Niall Ferguson returns to the podcast to look at how the current Cold War could turn hot.
Niall has taught at Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford and New York University. He’s authored 17 books. He’s currently at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University where he is the MIllbank Family Senior Fellow, and Managing Director of Greenmantle, a macroeconomic and geopolitical advisory firm. Order Niall’s most recent book, “Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe” here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/doom-niall-ferguson/1137713414
Learn more about the University of Austin here: https://www.uaustin.org/
Learn more about Greenmantle here: https://www.gmantle.com/
Email me questions, comments and ideas at Dan@unlocked.fm.
Niall has taught at Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford and New York University. He’s authored 17 books. He’s currently at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University where he is the MIllbank Family Senior Fellow, and Managing Director of Greenmantle, a macroeconomic and geopolitical advisory firm. Order Niall’s most recent book, “Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe” here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/doom-niall-ferguson/1137713414
Learn more about the University of Austin here: https://www.uaustin.org/
Learn more about Greenmantle here: https://www.gmantle.com/
Email me questions, comments and ideas at Dan@unlocked.fm.
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Paradox in US response to Russia? with Thomas Friedman of The New York Times: Regardless of how or when the Russia-Ukraine war ends, is it possible to see the very early signs of a new geopolitical order taking shape? There are certainly some surprises, especially as it relates to Germany’s response to the crisis and – more broadly – the unity of Europe, and the overall scale of the economic response. Are there other new trends or global power centers we should be keeping an eye on? It’s a question we will be asking a number of our guests going forward. This week we sit down with Thomas Friedman, the Pulitzer Prize winning foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, and a bestselling author of many books, including “From Beirut to Jerusalem”, “The World is Flat”, and “Thank You For Being Late”. One piece to flag, on our exchange about what seems to me to be a schizophrenic approach to energy policy in the midst of Russia’s war, we highly recommend an editorial from The Wall by Call Me Back - with Dan Senor