About this episode

The episode discusses the current geopolitical landscape and energy realism with Todd Royal.

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – The world has already entered a form of World War III—not necessarily through formal declarations or great-power armies marching across borders, but through sanctions regimes, proxy wars, energy chokepoints, currency battles, trade restrictions, drone warfare, and the accelerated fragmentation of the U.S.-led global order...

People in this episode

Guest: Todd Royal

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• energy
• realism
• sanctions
• proxy wars
• global order

Keywords

• Iran
• OPEC
• China
• Russia-Ukraine
• energy realism
• sanctions
• proxy wars
• global order

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OPEC, U.S.-led global order

Places: Iran, China, Russia-Ukraine

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