TVI26: Benchwarmers

TVI26: Benchwarmers

From Geopolitical Cousins by Jacob Shapiro & Marko Papic

May 22, 2026 · 1h 42m · Season 1 · Episode 61

About this episode

The episode discusses the Trade Value Index and various geopolitical rankings of countries.

The Trade Value Index is back!!!!!!! Part 1. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Housekeeping (00:47) - Why We Love Rankings (02:15) - Trade Value Rules Explained (06:59) - How We Score Leaders (08:29) - What Trade Value Means (11:03) - Last Year Rankings Recap (13:01) - Wins Misses and Dropoffs (19:43) - Starting the Countdown (20:00) - Jacob Cuts and Bottom Five (26:12) - Vietnam Surprise Pick (27:44) - Marco Honorable Mentions (30:58) - Dishonorable Mentions and Merz (32:34) - Merz Under Fire (33:41) - Hopeful Turnaround Talk (34:52) - Greenland Surprise Pick (36:23) - Nepal Gen Z Rookie (41:04) - Lula Back on Board (46:56) - Sri Lanka and Hungary Upside (49:44) - Meloni Slips Down (52:10) - Erdogan and Turkey’s Long Game (55:05) - Middle East and Africa Rankings (57:55) - Pakistan’s Geopolitical Comeback (01:00:53) - Syria’s New Strongman (01:02:35) - Sweden and Spain Reassessment (01:06:55) - Singapore’s Efficiency Model (01:08:58) - System Made Singapore (01:10:02) - Trade Value Debate (01:11:01) - Lee Jae Myung Profile (01:12:59) - Israel Tweet Controversy (01:16:55) - Prabowo Indonesia Wrap (01:19:49) - Iran Council Ranked (01:20:56) - Netanyahu Tradeoff Case (01:22:19) - Morocco…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Shapiro, Marko Papic

Topics covered

  • Trade Value Index
  • Geopolitical Rankings
  • Global Leadership
  • Country Analysis
  • Geopolitical Trends

Keywords

  • Trade Value Index
  • Rankings
  • Geopolitics
  • Leadership
  • Country Analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Vietnam, Greenland, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Hungary, Turkey, Middle East, Africa, Pakistan, Syria

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