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Hosted by Sam Olsen · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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States of Play: geopolitics and the changing world order samolsen.substack.com
Sam Olsen hosts States of Play with Sam Olsen, a news show with 18 episodes published.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen speaks with Elizabeth Bullock, a British civilian who spent three years working on the grou
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com In this episode of the States of Play podcast, Sam Olsen talks to the economist Stewart Paterson to unpack The Great Split—the accelerat
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen speaks with Justin Crump, CEO of Sibylline, about their new report Polycrisis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com In this episode of States of Play Sam Olsen interviews analyst Alexander Lord on Europe’s mounting political and social fractures, from
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary Former UK Business Secretary and economist Sir Vince Cable joins States of Play to unpack whether China and India are truly
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In this conversation, Sam talks to the demographer Paul Morland, discussing the critical role of demography in understandin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary Russia is grinding forward in Ukraine, drones now dominate the battlefield, and Western support is faltering. In this episo
Show Summary In this new episode of States of Play, a repeat of What China Wants, Sam Olsen is joined by Michelin-starred chef and cultural observer Andrew Wong, head chef of London’s acclaimed restaurant A. Wong. Togeth
Show Summary In this episode of States of Play (originally recorded for What China Wants), Sam Olsen and Stewart Paterson speak with Stanford economist Scott Rozelle about the stark divide between urban and rural China.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In this conversation, Sam Dunning from UK-China Transparency discusses their new report on the influence of the Chinese Com
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen interviews political scientist Joseph Torigian about his groundbreaking book o
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen is joined by Guy Ward-Jackson of the Tony Blair Institute to explore the criti
Show Summary In this conversation, Sam Olsen and Chinese economy expert Stewart Paterson delve into the complexities of China's economy, its global reach, and the implications for Western nations. They discuss the scale
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In this episode, Sam Olsen discusses the urgent question of whether the US tech is prepared for a war with China, focusing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Show Summary In today's States of Play podcast, Sam Olsen talks to one of the UK's leading Russia experts, Keir Giles, discusses Putin's
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Summary In this episode, Sam Olsen discusses the urgent question of whether the US tech is prepared for a war with China, focusing on th
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Summary In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen discusses the complexities of the UK-China economic relationship with Charlie Parto
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Summary In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen talks to Michael Hochberg about the escalating situation in Iran, focusing on Israe
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit samolsen.substack.com Summary In this episode of States of Play, Sam Olsen discusses the dominance of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency with macro
Justin Crump
CEO · Sibylline
1 appearance on this show
Sir Vince Cable
former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 appearance on this show
Dr Paul Morland
Dr
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Wong
head chef of London’s acclaimed restaurant A. Wong · KOBA Insurance
1 appearance on this show
Sam Dunning
Founder & Host of Breaking B2B · UK-China Transparency
1 appearance on this show
Keir Giles
Researcher in Russian Power Projection
1 appearance on this show
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