
The Last Ship Out of Hormuz: Why the REAL Supply Shock Is About to Hit | Rory Johnston
In Episode 474 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with commodity economist and energy market analyst Rory Johnston — founder of CommodityContext.com and host of the Oil Ground Up Podcast — abou...
2 Apr 51min

Here's Why Trump is in No Rush to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz | John Konrad
In Episode 473 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Captain John Konrad — founder of gCaptain, the world's most-visited maritime and offshore news website, and one of the most influential vo...
1 Apr 58min

The God Machine: Demis Hassabis and the Quest for Superintelligence | Sebastian Mallaby
In Episode 472 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Sebastian Mallaby about Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of DeepMind and the man widely regarded as the most consequential figure in the dev...
30 Mar 56min

Why There Are No Good Options Left in the US War Against Iran | Gregg Carlstrom
In Episode 471 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Gregg Carlstrom — Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in Dubai and Riyadh, and a veteran reporter covering the region for f...
24 Mar 48min

The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control | Jacob Siegel
In Episode 470 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jacob Siegel — writer and editor at Tablet Magazine, U.S. Army veteran, and author of The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total ...
23 Mar 1h 6min

America's Gamble: Regime Change, Retreat, or State Collapse in Iran | Hamidreza Azizi
In Episode 469 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Hamidreza Azizi — Iranian scholar, visiting fellow at the German Institute for International Security Affairs, nonresident fellow at the M...
18 Mar 55min

What History's Greatest Currencies Tell Us About the Future of the Dollar | Barry Eichengreen
In Episode 468 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with renowned economic historian and author Barry Eichengreen about the history of international currencies and the prospects for the US dollar...
16 Mar 56min

When Empires Stop Building: The Iran War and the End of American Soft Power | Bruno Maçães
In Episode 467 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bruno Maçães — geopolitical strategist, former Minister of European Affairs for Portugal, and author of World Builders — about the Iran Wa...
9 Mar 43min



















