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Dave Talks Global Politics Podcast — 193 episodes
**Egypt’s Major Gas Discovery – 330 Billion Cubic Feet in the Western Desert**
Digital Nomad Alternatives in Asia – Practical Options Beyond the Usual Suspects
Labour’s Under-16 Social Media Ban – Clever Trap or Genuine Policy?
Iran Peace Deal – What It Means for China and the Great Power Game
**Turkey’s Desperate Fire Sale – Dumping 89% of US Treasuries in One Month**
Rat Head in School Lunch – The 2023 Nanchang Food Safety Scandal
2025 Tianshui Kindergarten Lead Poisoning Scandal – Over 200 Children Affected
China’s Fake Food Scandal – Rotting Pig Carcasses Turned Into Cooking Oil
New Zealand’s One China Policy – The Pragmatic Balancing Act
Food Prices: China vs Major Western Cities – April 2026 Reality Check
China’s Super Apps vs Western Payment Systems – Why Alipay and WeChat Dominate Daily Life
Most Popular Phones and Laptops in China Right Now – April 2026
Is China Replacing Dubai and Qatar as the World’s Major Airline Hubs?
**China’s Robot Revolution – Offsetting a 37 Million Worker Shortfall by 2035**
**Xi’s Beijing Masterclass – Trump Got Paper Promises, Putin Got 40 Concrete Deals**
**Mag7’s Massive Gains – How AI Winners Are Widening the Wealth Gap and Fueling Western Political Tension**
**Elon Musk’s Warning: The Real Crisis Is Plummeting Birth Rates, Not Resources**
The Chairman’s Curse – Why Markets May Drop 10-15% When Kevin Warsh Takes Over the Fed
China’s Gold Holdings – How Much, Where It Came From, and the Long-Term Strategy
China’s One-Child Policy – What It Was, Why It Happened, Why It Ended, and the Lasting Impacts
China’s Silver Strategy – The Often Overlooked Precious Metal Play
The Triffin Dilemma Explained Simply – Why the Reserve Currency Country Must Run Big Trade Deficits (and What That Really Means for Debt)
The AI Arms Race – Why China Is Positioned to Win Against America’s Big 4 Hyperscalers
US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crisis – Racing Toward a Hard Stop Before the Midterms
Shanghai’s Yangtze River Delta Integration vs Regional Rivalries – Unity on Paper, Competition in Reality
**Shanghai Luxury Consumption Slowdown – The End of the Easy Boom for Global Brands**
**Did Iran Fire Missiles at a US Destroyer? And What It Means for Deterrence – Iran vs Putin’s Approach**
**Did the US Just Threaten China with Sanctions Over Iran Support – Right Before the Xi-Trump Meeting?**
**US Bases in the GCC Heavily Damaged – Officials Gaslighting the Public While Iran Enforces Its Red Lines**
**The Putin–Iran FM Meeting and Immediate Putin–Trump Call – What Was Actually Said and What Can Be Gleaned**
**AI Governance: Shanghai as China’s Tech Showcase**
China Poised to Restart Jet Fuel, Diesel and Gasoline Exports from May
China’s Takeover of UK Titanium Dioxide Plant – Another Wake-Up Call on Strategic Industries
Goldman Sachs Leads Record Renminbi Borrowing by US Banks – What This Really Means for the Dollar and Global Finance
China Hackers Turning Smart Fridges and Home Routers into Cyber Weapons Against the West
The Truth About China’s Air Pollution – Has It Really Been Solved?
DeepSeek’s New V4 Model – Why This Changes Everything for the Global South and the Future of AI
What “Anti-Establishment” Really Means – And How Movements Like the Tea Party and France’s Gilets Jaunes Actually Worked
China Demands Maersk and MSC Quit Panama Canal Ports – Escalating US-China Fight Over a Critical Trade Chokepoint
How a 233-Year-Old Wall Street Institution Went All In on Crypto – And What It Means for the Future of Finance and Geopolitics
April FOMC Meeting – Could This Be Jerome Powell’s Last as Fed Chair?
The Current State of U.S. Munitions Stockpiles Amid the Iran War
Why Keynesianism Still Dominates the West – And Why It’s Fueling Asset Bubbles, Money Printing and the Collapse in Hard Money
Liz Truss on Why the UK (and Europe) Is Stuck in Stagnation – And What Needs to Change
Why We’re Leaving Europe Permanently – From Málaga to Asia Right Now
The Iran War Backfiring on Africa – How Russian and Chinese Energy, Grain and Fertiliser Deals Are Pulling the Continent Away from the West
John J. Mearsheimer’s The Tragedy of Great Power Politics – A Book Review and Its Relevance to Today’s World
John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato’s How States Think – A Book Review and Its Relevance to Today’s World
Xi Jinping Says World in ‘Disarray’ as Spain Pushes China to Help End Iran War
China Sharpens Retaliatory Tools Against the U.S. Ahead of Trump Summit
How Hong Kong Helps the Flow of Iran’s Hidden Billions
The U.S. and China Are in a Strategic Stalemate. What Comes Next.
Scoop: Vance Heading to Iowa for Midterm Events
The Duran says: Putin: US will attack Iran
The Iran War Backfiring on Europe – The UK and EU Are Being Pushed Toward Russian and Chinese Energy and Fertiliser
Indonesia’s Pragmatic Hedging – Securing Russian Oil While Strengthening Defence Ties with the US
We are urgently leaving europe!
Why Chinese Prices Are So Much Lower – Cost-Plus vs Retail-Minus and the Structural Advantage
Russia Offering Sanctioned LNG at 40% Discounts to Energy-Starved South Asia – And the Brutal Choice Facing Desperate Buyers
US Prep for the Trump-Xi Summit – Calculated Distance or Genuine Readiness?
How the War in the Middle East Paralyzed an Asian Food Giant – Vietnam’s Rice Crisis
The Inside Story of How the War Started – And What It Means for Trump’s Relationship with Israel and the US Lobby Going Forward
Will China Be Benevolent in the Future – 10, 20, 50, 100 Years?
The New Silk Road Through Iran to Europe – Plans, Viability and What’s in It for Everyone
Breaking news
Why This Show Is Called “Dave Talks Politics” Yet Covers So Many Different Subjects
Prepping for Nuclear Fallout – Best Options if the Iran-Israel War Goes Radioactive
The Age of Abundance – What It Really Means, Who’s Talking About It, and Why It Changes Everything
Cuba’s Turbulent History with the United States
Is the US Economy in Recession Right Now? The Straight Answer
White House Signals Gulf States Should Foot Part of the Bill
Secretary Rubio’s Blunt Warning on NATO Being a “One-Way Street”
Pentagon Prepares for Weeks of Ground Operations in Iran – Risks, Raids and Iran’s Counter-Strategies
US fuel prices soaring above $4 a gallon as Trump reportedly weighs an exit from the Iran war without fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), announces its chairwoman will visit mainland China next month
House Briefing on Iran War Sparks Republican Walkout – Fears of “Another Iraq” and Boots on the Ground
China’s Pig Prices Hit 16-Year Lows – Oversupply, Deflation, and the Food Self-Sufficiency Puzzle
Russia Arms Iran with Drones – The Latest Escalation
Gallipoli Lessons for Iran – The Dangers of a Beach Assault on Kish or Qeshm Island
**Trump Requests Postponement of China Summit as Iran War Escalates**
China Blocks OnlyFans – Protecting Society or Just Firewall Business?
RAND Corporation – Strategy Docs That Shaped the World
The 1979–1981 Iran Hostage Crisis – Lessons from a Defining Moment
Why Young People Might Choose Chinese-Style Ownership Over Western Renting
Which Path to Persia? Brookings 2009 Options vs Today’s Iran War Reality
Middle East War Reshapes Global Flight Paths – Aviation’s Brutal Reroute Crisis
US Military Options to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz – High Risk, High Stakes
Mean tweets!
Iran Is Cornered – Both Paths Forward Are Disastrous
Top geopolitics YouTubers/channels list
Iran War Triggers Fertilizer Crisis – Global Food Shock on the Horizon
Iran Sets Its Price to End the War: Regime Digs In for Long Fight
Trump Postpones China Summit Amid Iran War – Strategic Delay or Sign of Overstretch?
My Top 10 Geopolitical Politicians Since 2000
China’s Iran Oil Cutoff: How Beijing Offsets the Loss and Stays Resilient
Darwin Port Drama: Australia Under Pressure to Reclaim from China – Same Fate as Panama?
Iran Targets Incirlik: Missiles Near US Nuclear Bombs – NATO’s Silent Threshold
Trump’s Iran War and the Rally Effect: How Long Until It Turns Political Poison?
Ukraine FM calls for more aid amid Iran distraction Ukraine FM Dmytro Kuleba
EU Weighs options and the putin call
Report: The US-Israeli Air Campaign Against Iran (February-March 2026) – Challenges, Strategies, and Outcomes
Iran war disrupts Trump-Xi talks
Fresh from past 24 hours: Reuters, AP, Politico.eu, Euronews, SCMP, EEAS/official X, leader statements
Elbridge Colby - The Architect of U.S. Foreign Policy Realism and Continuity
Hormuz Blockade Scenarios: Impacts on Global Energy Over Time
Gold, Silver, and Crypto Since the Iran Crisis Erupted
TikTok’s US Overhaul Amid Ban Pressure: Creators Hit, Rivals Gain?
Dave Talks Politics – Show Notes – March 02, 2026
Trump’s Iran Strikes Amid Geneva Talks: Hypocrisy Exposed?
EU Commission threatens Hungary with Article 7 over Ukraine loan block
Hillary Clinton’s Epstein Deposition: Denials, Leaks, and Elite Hypocrisy Exposed
Trump’s Maximum Pressure Forces Iran Back to Geneva Nuclear Talks – Deal or Disaster?
Dave Talks Politics – February 24–25, 2026
Top 10 geopolitically relevant US-China stories** as of February 22, 2026
Kaja Kallas’s statement on Europe vs. US criticism
Top geopolitically relevant US-China stories as of February 21, 2026
China’s Massive Fishing Fleet Drills in the East China Sea: Scale
China marks one year without US LNG imports amid ongoing trade truce, US and Japan announce $36bn oil, gas, and critical minerals projects to counter China
Xi Jinping reassures US “friends” in Iowa ahead of expected Trump summit
Shahed drone engines flowing from China to Iran and Russia - the supply chain that’s powering Tehran’s production of these cheap, effective kamikaze drones
Private money sending—the ancient, trust-based systems like **hawala** (in the Middle East/UAE) and **fei qian** (”flying money” in China) that move billions reliably outside traditional banks
Key statements and speeches from and to China at the 2026 Munich Security Conference
Susie Wiles’ background and what her agenda is most likely to be as White House Chief of Staff - Part 2
Susie Wiles’ background and what her agenda is most likely to be as White House Chief of Staff
Belfast - whats in the news
The NEXT Obama
Ireland’s rich history
FT’s deep dive into Kevin Warsh’s past statements
Kevin Warsh’s claim that the AI boom
Japan’s snap election result
DOW 100K!
US-Mexico relations
TRUMP Economic policy changes
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
U.S.-Iran standoff
Rise of the Federal Reserve
Top geopolitical YouTubers
China’s dominance in rare earths and critical minerals
Xi Jinping’s bold push for the yuan (renminbi) to become a global reserve currency
Top 5 news stories
City of London
China's AI Edge
Shaking global markets
Trump Chips Tariff
Iran Quagmire
US Energy Moonshot: Catch China?
Greenland Pivot, Board of Peace, China at Davos, More
US Debt Small vs Revenue/Assets?
Inflation Drops - Tariffs Clear?
US Exits WHO, $230M Tab Left
Trump NATO Article 5 Border Test + Board of Peace Drama
Trump’s Greenland “Pivot” Troll
Japanese Bonds Roil Markets
Greenland Meltdown Ties to NSS/Monroe
Transnistria going russian, Moldova escape to Romainia or EU?
Trump’s Greenland Gambit Ties to Monroe Doctrine
Rent Showdown: West vs. BRICS
Canada Dumps the West
London Property Crash
Ukraine War Escalation
Great-power Competition
What's in the news today
Top Risks 2026
Deepdive: The Western Hemisphere
Houses Priced In Gold Crash
PUTIN SENDS SUB, EU FREAK OUT
Shadow Fleet Slips Away
US Captures Maduro
Rules-Based Order Dead?
BRICS Snatch Leaders?
US Invades Venezuela?
LET'S TALK ABOUT CHINA GEOGRAPHY
Silver’s Massive 2025 Surge
BRICS Currency Launch?
2025 Chaos Unpacked
Versailles vs. Post-WWII Peace
2025 US National Security Strategy
BRICS Explainer
China’s Shipbuilding Dominance
BESTIE BREAKUP
BRICS NEWSFLASH
WEEKLY ROAST: THE BRICS UNIT
US Seizures of Venezuelan Oil Tankers
Gold-Backed Currencies Revisited
Bretton Woods System
Holiday Hypothetical – BRICS to Ditch the Dollar Peg on Jan 1, 2026!
DEEP DIVE: Nominal vs. Real Growth Rates
DEEP DIVE: Diving into GDP and PPP
EU leaders approve €90 billion joint debt loan for Ukraine
UK ultimatum to Roman Abramovich
The Shadow Fleet in One Breath
Reading tea-leaves: 2026 predictions
TRUMP BLOCKADE!