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As the old saying goes, “Don’t attribute to malice what can be explained by ignorance”. But when actions have consequences, can we really separate the two? Against the backdrop of British comedic philosophy, we look into what makes Trump tick, the beliefs of those around him, and how the “Failed Man Complex” shapes the world we live in. Finally, with a lesson in accounting, we address the misconceptions around global trade and government bookkeeping.Support the show

Nature abhors a vacuum, as Aristotle once said. With America seemingly receding from the world stage, how does it feel to be its citizen? What exactly is the plan and what is the rationale behind the actions taken? Are actions even being taken in the first place? And how did we ever get to this point? In this psycho-therapeutic episode we make sense of all the chaos surrounding current events and explore the power of policy objectives in analyzing leaders' actions through their rhetoric.Support the show

Europeans are confused with what's going on across the Atlantic. Is Trump really as bad as people make him out to be? Aren't businessmen the best people to put into office? How can we make sense of recent events using business administration management theory? In this episode we dip our toe into the quagmire that is current American politics.Support the show

This is Part 6 - the final part of a multi-part series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. After looking into what Ukraine could do in the face of a Russian onslaught in Part 5, we now explore what diplomatic efforts the broader international community could do to divert Russia's destabilization efforts and what this conflict means for the geopolitical future of the USA in her "Pivot to Asia".Support the show

This is Part 5 of a multi-part series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. After delving into the inner workings of the Russian military we now look into what would happen should an invasion occur. We no longer discuss what we can do to prevent a war but instead focus on how Ukraine and the West could deal with such a terrible onslaught - throwing a proverbial wrench in the Russian War Machine.Support the show

This is Part 4 of a multi-part series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this episode we delve into the transformation of the Russian Army from an ex-Soviet relic to a modern and capable fighting force. We will explore how Putin guided his Army through multiple wars to extol the fury of their God of War.Support the show

This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this episode we address the specific demands that Putin puts forward to the West, but more importantly, how the West should respond both diplomatically and militarily. Support the show

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this episode we talk about the considerations of an invasion timeline, and should it happen, the most likely avenues of invasion to include what exactly Russian goals would be. We also begin our foray into what the West could and should do to prevent this whole mess from unfolding.Support the show

This is the first part of a multi-part series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this part we go through the history of how we ended up in this mess and what really is at stake for Russia, Ukraine, and the West.Support the show

This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode on the Turkish economy and its ongoing currency/debt crisis. In this part, we will  look into some prescriptive options for Turkey and the lessons that the US and the rest of the Western world can draw from the Turkish experience. Support the show