Episode notes
In this three-part special, host A.R. explores whether today’s tensions reflect a clash of civilizations—or a more complex shift toward a world of regions and emerging “super civilizations.” We connect identity, power politics, and the real engines of influence: infrastructure, technology, finance, and media.
What’s inside:
- Eurasia’s integration web: BRI, EAEU, SCO—geoeconomics over ideology
- Africa’s leverage: AU/ECOWAS, coups, critical minerals, and Ubuntu as a cooperative ethos
- South America’s calculus: MERCOSUR/UNASUR and hedging between China, the U.S., and the EU
- Middle East dynamics: Gaza’s fallout, Saudi–Iran détente, Syria’s partial normalization
- U.S.–China rivalry: trade, chips, standards, and the supply chains behind power
- Media polarization: how to stay informed without getting p ...