Bruno Maçães' writing is an indispensable tool for understanding the modern world. He is the author of four books: Dawn of Eurasia, Belt and Road, History Has Begun, and Geopolitics for the End Time. His latest book is set to be released in February. Maçães is also a foreign correspondent for The New Statesman.
With a worldview grounded in universal principles, his grasp of history and imagination for the future make him one of the preeminent geopolitical analysts of our time.
In this episode, we discuss the upcoming US election and the critical role of Michigan, how Trump's base has evolved, the importance of travel in an age of misinformation, the West's position in the global order, the conflicts in the Middle East, AI in warfare, Palantir, China's technological rise in semiconductors and electric vehicles, what Vaclav Smil gets right and wrong in his energy analysis, and why the characteristics of solar offer new energy possibilities.
Chapters
(00:02:45) Trump voters and Michigan
(00:10:30) Travel as indispensable in geopolitical analysis
(00:15:20) The struggles of the West
(00:17:44) AI in modern warfare
(00:26:40) China, semiconductors, and electric vehicles
(00:35:45) What Vaclav Smill gets right and the limitations of his analysis
(00:41:52) Energy as flow, advanced solar, and entropy
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