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Hosted by Jay Sapsford · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 89 episodes
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Hosted by Jay Sapsford, The Call delivers timely and incisive analysis to help businesses navigate risks and opportunities.
Jay Sapsford hosts The Call by the Global Intelligence Desk, a business show with 89 episodes published.
For decades, defense acquisition followed a familiar path: develop, test, procure, then deploy. Ukraine has turned that model on its head, deploying systems into combat, refining through operational experience, returning
On Tuesday July 28th, the Federal Reserve began its two-day policy meeting, ahead of Wednesday's announcement on the benchmark interest rate that shape borrowing costs for businesses around the world. Six months ago, our
The global trading system is being rewritten in real time. In the old model, success meant finding the lowest-cost producer. In the new one, resilience, security, and trusted partners increasingly compete with efficiency
On Sunday, July 19, the global soccer tournament final will be played in New Jersey. The event will cap 104 matches over 39 days, spanning 16 cities across three North American countries and drawing the largest crowds in
For 75 years, NATO's central mission has been deterrence: convincing adversaries that the cost of conflict outweighs any possible gain. Next week, as Alliance leaders gather in Ankara to reinforce that commitment, they f
China spent decades tightening its vice grip on the industrial ecosystems crucial to an era of electrification, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. The allies of the West are scrambling to respond, but t
China mines, refines, and manufactures most of the world's rare earths, and the magnets inside electric vehicles, fighter jets, wind turbines, and AI data centers. That gives it enormous leverage. After a fragile U.S.-Ch
The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting body at our central bank, recently convened with Kevin Warsh as the new Chairman. He takes the helm as U.S. inflation is running between 3-to-4% and Washington is runni
“Since 2000, the number of sanctioned individuals and entities worldwide has increased tenfold. Tariffs and trade barriers have quintupled globally…more than 90 percent of advanced economies now screen foreign investment
The Rule of Law shapes where companies invest, how they manage risk, whether contracts are enforced, intellectual property is protected, and whether a business can execute long-term business planning. On June 11, our Coa
In April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his forces captured Russian positions using only ground robots and drones. No infantry. No losses. Kyiv’s success, however, disguises the role of human capital
The world is aging. For our lifetimes, that has meant low interest rates, as limited demand, high savings and a flexible global workforce created favorable conditions for easy money. Our guest today, Manoj Pradhan, found
The rivalry between Washington and Beijing has entered a less predictable phase. Tariffs are no longer simply bargaining tools but structural features of the relationship. Export controls and investment restrictions are
Washington and Beijing are engaged in a far-reaching rivalry, spanning trade, capital, development finance, and supply chains—ultimately shaping the global economy. For countries and companies alike, the task is increasi
The U.S. Treasury has announced that it will release what it describes as the “financial equivalent,” of a military campaign on Iran, threatening to cut off any bank, company, or country that continues doing business wit
A new age of cybersecurity threats has arrived. Two weeks ago, the world learned about an unprecedented new AI capability that will change the cyber landscape. Anthropic developed Mythos, a powerful corporate security to
Talks in Islamabad have collapsed. A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is now underway. The Strait of Hormuz, through which passes roughly a fifth of the world's seaborne energy, remains effectively closed, triggering
Immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the U.S. and its allies froze roughly $300 billion in Russian central bank reserves. The move shocked the world, signaling that assets – dollar assets – can be seized, se
Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, the man responsible for a waterway offering many shippers an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, joins Jay Sapsford to discuss global trade, energy,
The Trump-Xi summit was supposed to take place in the days ahead. It's been delayed -- and sidelined -- by the war in Iran war, which has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, rattled oil markets, raised the risks of inflation a
Manoj Pradhan
Talking Heads Macro
1 appearance on this show
Dennis Ross
Counselor and William Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute · The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
1 appearance on this show
Edward Fishman
author · Council of Foreign Relations
1 appearance on this show
Scott Lincicome
Vice President of General Economics · Cato Institute
1 appearance on this show
Mark Esper
former Trump Defense Secretary · US Department of Defense
1 appearance on this show
Elliott Abrams
former deputy national security advisor and Special Representative for Iran · Council on Foreign Relations
1 appearance on this show
Tim Adams
IT Support Manager · Institute of International Finance
1 appearance on this show
Brandon Tseng
Shield AI
1 appearance on this show
Neil Herrington
Chamber
1 appearance on this show
Josh Lipsky
Atlantic Council
1 appearance on this show
Ricaurte Vásquez Morales
Panama Canal Authority
1 appearance on this show
Jim Bridenstine
Artemis Group
1 appearance on this show
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