From Claire-It&apos;s the Greens in this Battle of the Superfighters episode of the Cosmopolicast. Plus, Down with the Sun: Why the world needs nuclear power.This is the first part of our Energy Week Cosmopolicast, which went on for two full hours. We’ll post the second half tomorrow. Robert Zubrin and the Lewises, père et fils, duked it out in an all-out brawl with Casey Handmer, Alexander Hurst, and Benjamin Wolf. Monique, Ron, Vivek, and I tried to keep our guests from punching below the belt. I know we always say, “This was our best Cosmopolicast yet!” but truly, this one’s a contender. If you think providing energy to the world’s 7.8 billion people must be a simple matter, listen to this one through.If you would like to read more on the Robert Zubrin&apos;s case for nuclear, please have a look at his article in the Cosmopolitan Globalists. Thanks for listening!Claire & The Cosmopolitan Globalists

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E7 CosmoEnergyCast: Beyond Thunderdome

From Claire and the Cosmopolitan GlobalistsOur conversation with Nicolas Tenzer, a senior French civil servant and the founding president of the Paris-based independent think tank, Centre d’étude et de réflexion pour l’Action politique (Center for Study and Research for Political Decision).  He is a visiting professor at Sciences-Po Paris. This podcast will be of special interest to those who wonder how French foreign policy is made and which institutions must be strengthened—or created—to put it on a more consistent footing. In the end, we ask: how must foreign policy be conducted in the future?  Nicolas offers passionate responses, making reference to such inhumane events in Syria, China and elsewhere. We hope you enjoy our conversation, Claire & The Cosmopolitan Globalists

E6 Nicolas Tenzer: French Diplomacy- What values form our alliances?

CTP is now into its 50th episode and to mark this occasion, we&apos;re taking on China and its Project of the Century.  To help me understand what is happening with China, especially after the release of the Human Rights Watch Report "Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang," I asked  Reid Standish, editor of China in Eurasia (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) and Prof Scott Lucas (EA Worldview) to come on and we hope you&apos;ll enjoy the convo about  how China is moving across the world in their effort to gain great power status. Reid is an expert on China, Central Asia, the Caucasus and has had experience in Moscow as well. He and Scott help us understand how the Chinese regime maintains its power and influence at home as well as abroad. What&apos;s the Belt and Road Initiative Belt and what are China&apos;s relations with international powers such as Russia and South East Asia as well as Europe. Many thanks to CTP&apos;s senior researcher Davide Cortese without whom I wouldn&apos;t be able to get prepped for the chats. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening,Mo

S2 E31 China- The Project of the Century with Standish & Lucas

From Claire- Henry signed off after the Cosmopolitan Globalists finished recording the China Cosmopolicast. (If you haven’t yet listened to that, we highly recommend it; it’s the best so far, except maybe for the Russia Cosmopolicast.)But Adam, Monique, Vivek, and I hung around a while longer to chat. We assumed we were done recording, so we were very relaxed. We’d planned just to throw the last part out, but when we listened to it, we liked it. So we decided to release it as a bonus. If you’ve ever wondered what Cosmopolitan Globalists say when they think no one’s listening, here’s your chance.Enjoy and thanks for listening!Claire & The Cosmopolitan Globalists

E5 The AfterCast with Adam- extra content

From Claire—We rounded up our favorite people from the former Soviet satellite states to discuss Russia, and as you might imagine, none of them are amused. Vladislav Davidzon—Scott Abel, Estonia’s former president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, reinforces the Estonian contingent from his lonely farmhouse in the Estonian countryside and Jon from Vienna.We ask just what, exactly, Putin thinks he’s doing. He’s now sent tanks, troops and long-range guns to loom, thuggishly, on Ukraine’s borders and in its stolen territories. Why? He couldn’t seriously be planning to gnaw off another chunk of Ukraine, could he? His last meal has been giving him serious indigestion. Is he testing to see what the EU will do? (The EU has already made it clear it is eager to beclown itself, as Toomas notes.)Is this a test of the new US administration? Is Moscow angling to get control over the Crimean water supply? Or is Putin just keen to make of himself the maximum possible nuisance to any adult in the world who is trying to accomplish anything useful or constructive?Tune in to find out! Thanks for listening,Claire and the Cosmopolitan Globalists

E5 The CosmoRussyaCast - What is Putin doing?!?

From Claire—We think this is our best Cosmopolicast yet.Do you remember Adam Garfinkle’s debate with Vivek about China, the 7th Fleet, and the future of US power? We brought Adam on the podcast to discuss this, and Henry Hill joined us. Is Chinese global hegemony inevitable? Vivek says yes. Adam says no. Who’s right?We ask what the Chinese regime is really all about: Is it Marxist? Leninist? Maoist? Neo-totalitarian? Revanchist? Nationalist? Imperialist? How well does the West understand China? How well does China understand the West? What does China want? When does China want it? What should we do about it? Who would win a war for Taiwan? What would happen if the US didn’t fight—or lost? Is the US overreacting?Thanks for listening,Claire and the Cosmopolitan GlobalistsDownload the episode

E4 The Cosmopolicast- No one can ignore China

Grab a coffee and get really comfortable for this absolutely fascinating account of Putin and his regime. I&apos;m chatting with Prof Mark Galeotti takes us through various aspects of Putin&apos;s regime, his thinking and how he conducts his affairs. How do the Russians view him? What are his designs on the West? Spy stories, anecdotes on various key players in Putin&apos;s inner circle and much more.  Jacopo Iacoboni, investigative journalist at La Stampa, reveals new info on Russian designs and operations in Italy under the Conte 1 & 2 governments. Prof Galeotti is the director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence and his curriculum denotes his life long experience in the field. His book - We need to talk about Putin: How the West gets him wrong- is gripping and gives us deep understanding of Putin and the regime. Please check out his website - In Moscow&apos;s Shadows- for his articles and podcast. My warmest thanks to CTP&apos;s senior researcher Davide Cortese and Bensound for the pod music. We sincerely hope you enjoy the episode!Thanks for listening,MoDownload the episode

S2 E30 Putin's Russia- with Mark Galeotti & Jacopo Iacoboni

Welcome to the Cosmopartycast...We marvel at the weirdness of China’s recent diplomatic self-sabotage. We drink. We ask what Macron’s thinking about Russia. We wonder just who actually believes it. Does he? We gossip about Germany. We gossip about the Atlantic Council. We wander around looking for popcorn. We ask if the United States is really so broke that it should sacrifice Estonia. We miss smoking.Vivek Kelkar weighs in from Mumbai. Jon Nighswander from Vienna. Rachel Motte from Houston. Owen Lewis from Alberta. Akshaya Jose from Paris—me, too, of course. Toomas Hendrik Ilves from Estonia. (We don’t know where in Estonia he is, exactly, but we understand it involves a promising herd of moose.) Monique Camarra, as usual, runs the Cosmopolicast out of Siena.Check out the Cosmopolitan Globalist publication on Substack.Thanks for listening!Claire and the Cosmopolicasters

E3 The Cosmopolicast- Arctic shipping route, Pirates, Macron & Foreign Policy

Grab a coffee and listen in on my chat with the Hon Carlo Calenda, founder of the Italian party Azione. He was Minister of Economic Development in the Renze and Gentiloni governments, the Italian Representative at the EU and now an MEP at the European Parliament. Based on his experience and what he&apos;s seeing today, Hon Calenda has been very vocal against the populist wave in Italian politics. He wrote about what ails Italy in his books- Monsters and How to Defeat Them & Savage Horizons. It turns out these &apos;monsters&apos; aren&apos;t just present in Italy- they represent what must be addressed in our modern democracies.We also talked about the EU and its relations with China, Russia and Canada and what needs to happen in the EU for it to be a strong partner in the Transatlantic relationship. Many thanks to CTP&apos;s senior researcher Davide Cortese who provided much needed help in the preparation of the pod. We really hope you enjoy the pod and thanks for listening!Monique

S2 E29 Carlo Calenda: a blueprint against populism

Buckle up!The authors of the Cosmopolitan Globalists’ blueprint for ending the pandemic joined to howl in frustration with the world’s inability to do the obvious and end the pandemic. We’re beside ourselves. Claire and Monique are, anyway. Robert’s clearly at the end of his rope. Rachel is composed. Owen and Jon sound just fine.From Vienna: Jon Nighswander. From Houston: Rachel Motte. From Paris, Claire Berlinski. From Canada: Owen Lewis. From Colorado (and one day, from Mars): Robert Zubrin. Hosted, again, by Monique in Siena.Many thanks for listening in!The Cosmopolitan Globalists

E2 Cosmopolicast- The Pandemic & how to resolve it

Welcome to the very first episode of the The Cosmopolicast! From Claire: Here we discuss everything that’s wrong with journalism, why it’s become so awful, and how the Cosmopolitan Globalist proposes to fix it. Do you hate the media? Do you wonder why you had to suffer through 260,000,000 stories (we counted) about Harry and Meghan, but didn’t see a single analysis of Britain’s new defense and foreign policy blueprint? Well, we explain.Over the weekend, Monique Camarra—our Cosmopolitan Globalist in Siena—recorded the inaugural episode of the Cosmopolicast and is hosting it here for the time being.We figured it would be incomprehensible if all 68 of us were on at the same time, so in this episode it’s me, Vivek, and Jon Nighswander—or “Vienna Jon,” for those of you who have trouble telling all the Jons apart. In future episodes, we’ll introduce you to everyone else—but not at once, obviously.We hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening in!Claire & The Cosmopolitan Globalistsps...If you&apos;re interested in finding out more about The Cosmopolitan Globalists, check it out!

E1 The Cosmopolicast

Grab a coffee! I&apos;m chatting with Dave Troy on the armed assault on the Capitol, and it&apos;s absolutely fascinating.Who were the key figures implicated and connected to Jan 6th and what motivated them?  Listen in as Dave shares his knowledge on the cultural, geo-political and economic underpinnings surrounding the Insurrection of Jan 6th. We also dive into various historical events linked to the murkey world of intelligence operations from World War 2 to the present. There&apos;s still so much that needs to be investigated, but this is definitely a start.Many thanks to CTP&apos;s senior researcher Davide Cortese for all his help in preparation for this pod and to Bensound for the background music.Thanks for listening!Mo

S2 E28 Dave Troy & the Key Figures Underpinning Jan 6th

Grab a coffee or get those trainers on!This is a great listen: my chat with Prof Scott Lucas of EA Worldview & Deep Dive Politics- World Unfiltered pods. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave a speech on the direction and objectives of American foreign policy and Scott and I look to see how this could possibly play out on the ground. Our discussion is divided into two parts. Part 1 Scott provides an overall mapping of the document at first and then looks at possible avenues of action in terms of Iran and the Middle East as opposed to US foreign policy in these areas in the past.In Part 2, Scott and I discuss the same but with a view to Russia, in light of the recent sanctions levelled at Russian officials and entities and what the document is saying for US relations with China. In the end, we also chat about CPAC or T-PAC. Heartfelt thanks to Scott for taking time from his busy schedule to chat with us and Davide Cortese, CTP senior researcher for all his help on analysis for the pod. To you all...my warm thanks for listening in every week,Mops...If you&apos;re looking for a fab place to get away once you can, please check out our friends&apos; place right here in gorgeous Tuscan hillside- The Lazy Olive.  I can&apos;t wait to be able to visit Malcolm & Daniela and just enjoy their company & a great glass of wine. 

S2 E27a- Interview with Prof Scott Lucas- Blinken on the Ground

Grab a coffee or get those trainers on!This is a great listen: my chat with Prof Scott Lucas of EA Worldview & Deep Dive Politics- World Unfiltered pods.Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave a speech on the direction and objectives of American foreign policy and Scott and I look to see how this could possibly play out on the ground.Our discussion is divided into two parts. Part 1 Scott provides an overall mapping of the document at first and then looks at possible avenues of action in terms of Iran and the Middle East as opposed to US foreign policy in these areas in the past.In Part 2, Scott and I discuss the same but with a view to Russia, in light of the recent sanctions levelled at Russian officials and entities and what the document is saying for US relations with China. In the end, we also chat about CPAC or T-PAC.Heartfelt thanks to Scott for taking time from his busy schedule to chat with us and Davide Cortese, CTP senior researcher for all his help on analysis for the pod.To you all...my warm thanks for listening in every week,Mops...If you&apos;re looking for a fab place to get away once you can, please check out our friends&apos; place right here in gorgeous Tuscan hillside- The Lazy Olive.  I can&apos;t wait to be able to visit Malcolm & Daniela and just enjoy their company & a great glass of wine. 

S2 E27b Interview with Prof Scott Lucas- Blinken on the Ground

Take a deep-dive into the undercurrents of our geo-political world. Along with expert guests ,Olga and Mo will be discussing the biting issues affecting our liberal democratic order in a series of dedicated segments. Join us weekly on our first series--"Kremlin File"--as we move from the post-Yeltsin period to autocratic rule under Putin and the regime's reach across the world.

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