Investing in the Chaos: Macro Signals in a Bot-Filled World | Le Shrub
In Episode 427 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Le Shrub, the author of the Shrubstack Substack who in his previous life was part of a famous team known for putting on "The Big Short" du...
14 Jul 202550min
Trump Doctrine: A New Era of Gunboat Diplomacy | Stephen Walt
In Episode 426 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, about American grand strate...
3 Jul 202548min
Tehran to Taipei: the Risks of Strategic Overreach | Dmitri Alperovitch
In Episode 425 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with geopolitical and intelligence analyst Dmitri Alperovitch about the new security dynamics and economic opportunities that arise from Americ...
30 Jun 202550min
Israel-Iran War: Economic and Strategic Consequences | Kamran Bokhari
In Episode 424 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Kamran Bokhari, Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy, who has served in the U.S. State Department and as a Sen...
24 Jun 20251h 3min
The Party Comes First: Power & Politics in Xi's China | Joseph Torigian
In Episode 423 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Joseph Torigian, an expert on the politics of authoritarian regimes and the Chinese Communist Party, with a particular focus on elite powe...
23 Jun 202553min
Trump vs. Musk: One Big Beautiful Blowup | Lawrence Fossi
Episode 422 is the sixth episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with Lawrence Fossi, about the recent fallout between President Donald Trump ...
16 Jun 20251h 43min
The Case for a New U.S. Industrial Policy | Ian Fletcher
In Episode 421 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ian Fletcher, one of America's foremost experts on industrial policy, about the problems with free trade and how to revitalize the U.S. ec...
9 Jun 20251h 10min
In The Future China Will Be Dominant & the US Irrelevant | Kyle Chan
In Episode 420 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Kyle Chan—an expert on the Chinese economy and China's industrial policy—about why he believes China is poised to dominate high-end techno...
2 Jun 202546min
