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PODCAST:
The Mad Scramble for Power: Global Superpowers’ Strategies for Energy, Economics, and War.
"If you wanna understand why the geopolitical fragmentation is going on...we're sort of in a race to the bottom to get what's left [of oil reserves in the ground]."
![The Mad Scramble for Power: Global Superpowers’ Strategies for Energy, Economics, and War
Nate Hagens, originally published by The Great Simplification
March 24, 2025
In this discussion, Nate is joined by Art Berman, Michael Every, and Izabella Kaminska for a broad exploration of the complex relationship between energy, geopolitics, and economic strategy.
Screenshot of three men and one woman in a zoom meeting.
Show Summary
The rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape of recent years can be hard to follow. With economic conflicts between global superpowers and violent clashes across multiple continents, today’s events can seem starkly different from the trajectory of past decades. So, how can a deeper understanding of energy and resource security help us make sense of these chaotic trends?
Together, the [speakers] provide valuable insights into the consequences of deindustrialization, the impact of military spending, and the urgent need to reassess strategies as resources dwindle and geopolitical tensions rise.
How is the use of fear as a political tool intertwined with the challenges of trust and disinformation in navigating turbulent international conflicts? What role is the race for Artificial General Intelligence and Quantum Computing playing in these rapidly changing situations? And ultimately, what should we, as citizens, be expecting from our leaders at the global stage as the struggle for power in the 21st century continues to intensify?](https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/114/225/212/645/094/052/original/8328eeab25c1c6c5.png "The Mad Scramble for Power: Global Superpowers’ Strategies for Energy, Economics, and War
Nate Hagens, originally published by The Great Simplification
March 24, 2025
In this discussion, Nate is joined by Art Berman, Michael Every, and Izabella Kaminska for a broad exploration of the complex relationship between energy, geopolitics, and economic strategy.
Screenshot of three men and one woman in a zoom meeting.
Show Summary
The rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape of recent years can be hard to follow. With economic conflicts between global superpowers and violent clashes across multiple continents, today’s events can seem starkly different from the trajectory of past decades. So, how can a deeper understanding of energy and resource security help us make sense of these chaotic trends?
Together, the [speakers] provide valuable insights into the consequences of deindustrialization, the impact of military spending, and the urgent need to reassess strategies as resources dwindle and geopolitical tensions rise.
How is the use of fear as a political tool intertwined with the challenges of trust and disinformation in navigating turbulent international conflicts? What role is the race for Artificial General Intelligence and Quantum Computing playing in these rapidly changing situations? And ultimately, what should we, as citizens, be expecting from our leaders at the global stage as the struggle for power in the 21st century continues to intensify?")
Yep. We're doomed.
PODCAST excerpt:
The Mad Scramble for Power: Global Superpowers’ Strategies for Energy, Economics, and War.
PDF Transcript link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61d5bc2bb737636144dc55d0/t/67ddcf598c35381c0dcb96d5/1742589786506/RR+16+Transcript+%28The+Mad+Scramble+for+Power%29.pdf
![The Great Simplification excerpt:
[01:04:16] The counterpoint that I think is important to stress is when you talk to the most sophisticated US foreign policy interlocutors who, you know, fly around the world in their, jets all the time and, their counterparts in Europe, of course, they're
much more sophisticated than Trump. And yet I can assure you wholeheartedly, as someone who knows a few of the regions pretty damn well, they dunno their ass from their elbow.
[01:04:42] They know absolutely nothing. They're staggeringly well read, staggeringly well connected, and they're idiots. So I'm not, trying to, you know, dismiss the validity of what I, saying quite the opposite. I'm saying that it's a, you know, a great concern that the people that you think, well, don't worry if they're in charge, everything will be all right.](https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/114/225/515/255/648/599/original/78446bee16ee9b4e.png "The Great Simplification excerpt:
[01:04:16] The counterpoint that I think is important to stress is when you talk to the most sophisticated US foreign policy interlocutors who, you know, fly around the world in their, jets all the time and, their counterparts in Europe, of course, they're
much more sophisticated than Trump. And yet I can assure you wholeheartedly, as someone who knows a few of the regions pretty damn well, they dunno their ass from their elbow.
[01:04:42] They know absolutely nothing. They're staggeringly well read, staggeringly well connected, and they're idiots. So I'm not, trying to, you know, dismiss the validity of what I, saying quite the opposite. I'm saying that it's a, you know, a great concern that the people that you think, well, don't worry if they're in charge, everything will be all right.")