A View from Afar

AVFA Podcast: Summits, Geopolitics, Institutional Lag, Industrial Resilience

A View from Afar

Show Notes

Recorded Live @ 12:30pm Monday (NZ Time) – A View from Afar podcast. Series 06, Episode 04 – In this episode, political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep-dive into: The PRC/USA Summit, Geopolitics, Institutional Lag, Industrial Resilience. Geopolitics is shifting, new alliances are forming, and co-operation between unlikely nations are paving the way for a different world.

So what is the power behind such shifts? How are man-made conflicts impacting on progress? And what of the consequences of climate change? With such powerful and destructive headwinds, how can we all adapt and progress? How is it possible?

Let’s deep dive into these issues with Paul and take the conversation to a deeper level of understanding. Paul and Selwyn invite you to subscribe, like, and click notifications in the YouTube link so that you don’t miss another live episode. Remember, if you are joining us live , you can comment and lodge questions but remember we may include your comments and questions in our programmes. Also, we encourage you to join us via YouTube, as on YouTube live interaction is especially efficient. See you there. You can also follow this podcast via the following podcast platforms:

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