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The Buffer State

Sasha Shtern

The Buffer State is about geopolitical power in the age of computation. We examine how software, computing power, and access to space reshape the instruments of trade, deterrence, and coercion.

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11 episodes

  1. The Unexpected Winners of Russia's War 57:38
  2. How does AI affect geopolitical power of smaller states? 1:01:42
  3. Some Diplomacy Is Theater and That's Why It Works 44:24
  4. Why America’s Foreign Policy Machine Can’t Change Course 55:37
  5. How America Really Makes Foreign Policy 54:33
  6. The Case for More Nuclear Allies by Jasen Castillo 1:05:45
  7. The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals with David Cole CEO, Elemental Royalty 46:59
  8. America Will Be The First Among Equals - Emma Ashford 58:56
  9. Geopolitics of Oil & Gas according to Liberty Energy CEO 47:07
  10. Uncle Sucker: Why America Pays for Everyone's Security 52:57
  11. Are American Security Guarantees a Collective Delusion? 48:19