Decade of 2020 Podcast

In this episode, we speak with Professor Dr. Charles E. Ziegler. He holds a doctorate in Political Science and teaches at the University of Louisville focusing on areas like Russia and Eurasia and the Politics of Oil. He has held fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations, Fulbright Program, IREX, and Hoover Institution. Recipient of several prestigious awards himself, he is the Faculty Director of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. His recent books include Civil Society And Politics In Central Asia which released in 2015 and The History Of Russia that came out in 2009, in addition to over a 100 scholarly articles. Link to scholarly article A Crisis of Diverging Perspectives: U.S.-Russian Relations and the Security Dilemma by Dr. Charles E. Ziegler https://tnsr.org/2020/11/a-crisis-of-diverging-perspectives-u-s-russian-relations-and-the-security-dilemma/ Books written by Dr. Ziegler: The History of Russia https://amzn.to/3and7Hh Book recommendations: Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 by Stephen Kotkin https://amzn.to/38hg09V The Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum https://amzn.to/38gPjlP Make Russia Great Again: A Novel by Christopher Buckley https://amzn.to/36yW8zC Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/decade-of-2020-podcast-dr-tobias-straumann/donations

In this episode, we speak with Guillaume Pitron, who is a journalist and documentary film maker who has directed several documentaries related to the exploitation that occurs during the extraction of raw materials, in particular "Boomerang: the dark side of the chocolate bar", “Rare Earth: The Dirty War " and “The Dark Side of Green Energies" He is also the author of the bestselling book “The Rare Metals War: The Dark Side Of the Energy Transition and Digitization” which won the 2018 Economy Book Prize and the 2019 Turgot Prize for the best financial economics book of year 2018. Link to Guillaume's book The Rare Metals War: The Dark Side Of the Energy Transition and Digitization ( https://amzn.to/2RXY1xI ) Link to book recommendations: Sapiens ( https://amzn.to/2RXXR9A ) Author's website https://www.guillaumepitron.com/about-guillaume Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/decade-of-2020-podcast-dr-tobias-straumann/donations

In this episode, we speak with Mark Schneider, who has often been called a nuclear futurist and a leading proponent and expert in emerging Gen IV Nuclear Technology. He has a Bachelors Degree in Nuclear Engineering and has spent over two decades working with advanced, small-scale reactors within the US Naval Nuclear Power Program. Mark is the proud father of six children and devotes a lot of his time to educating the general public and the policymakers about the implications of Gen IV nuclear technology through his own company. Research and articles written by today's guest: https://bit.ly/3kYskBC Book recommendations: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams (https://amzn.to/3kXbDGK) Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini (https://amzn.to/3aDsfyo) How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie (https://amzn.to/3hdUDd8) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/decade-of-2020-podcast-dr-tobias-straumann/donations

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Michael Beckley, who is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University and the author of Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower, published in 2018 by Cornell University Press. His research on U.S.-China relations has received awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association and been featured by numerous media including the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Times, NPR, and the Washington Post.    Previously, Dr. Beckley worked for Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the U.S. Department of Defense, the RAND Corporation, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He continues to advise offices within the U.S. Intelligence Community and U.S. Department of Defense. Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower https://amzn.to/3kuWcFr Research and articles written by today's guest: https://www.michaelbeckley.org/research Book recommendations: Why the West Rules - for Now (https://amzn.to/2Fc6oCG) The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (https://amzn.to/3fGuaDi) Books by George Orwell (https://amzn.to/3al4Q4H) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/decade-of-2020-podcast-dr-tobias-straumann/donations

In this episode, we speak with Michael Every, who is a prolific wrtier and works as a Global Strategist at Rabobank about a variety of topics such as the implications of Coronavirus, MMT (Magic Money Tree), Inflation versus Deflation, recent run-up in gold and silver prices, geopolitical tensions and the US elections, Links: Money printing: First, do no harm https://economics.rabobank.com/publications/2020/july/money-printing-first-do-no-harm/ Yes, Gold Is Soaring,..... https://tinyurl.com/y6s6a45l Legal disclaimer: This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No one should construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this conversation constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer on part of any of the parties to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in this or in in any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/decade-of-2020-podcast-dr-tobias-straumann/donations

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Tobias Straumann at the University of Zurich about his book 1931: Debt, Crisis, and Rise of Hitler. We chat about the conditions around the collapse of German banking system, destruction of the #gold standard and devaluation of the US $ in the 1930s. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/decade-of-2020-podcast-dr-tobias-straumann/donations