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A discussion on geopolitical events and how they affect the United States of America and its foreign policy objectives.

Matthew Parker


    • Apr 2, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 100 EPISODES


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    EP 100 CITIZENS WITH GUNS VS. TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENTS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 38:38


    Today's brief discusses how other countries limit the individual freedoms of their citizens and how disarming the populace strengthens the power of the central government. Visit U.S. Kinetic for high quality Tactical Gear: https://www.uskinetic.com?sca_ref=3544673.UKkZKu2uTq

    EP99 LAB LEAK THEORY

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 29:02


    Today's brief discusses the growing popularity of the "lab leak theory" which indicates that covid-19 originated in the Wuhan Lab or Virology. We also discuss the vulnerabilities in globalism and the potential consequences of the "lab leak theory" being accepted by the mainstream.

    EP98 TRACKING EVERY AMERICAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 19:37


    Today's brief discusses a technology inserted in the palm of your hand that allows individuals to store their personal information, pay for goods, and be tracked by the government.

    EP97 WHY CHINA SENT A BALLOON?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 32:33


    Today's brief discusses the recent Chinese spy balloon discovered floating over the continental U.S. and what signal the Chinese are sending America.

    EP 96 AMERICA'S OBESITY: NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 22:39


    Today's brief discusses the upward trend in obese Americans and how fewer young men and women are physically eligible to volunteer for military service.

    EP95 PROMOTING DEMOCRACY ABROAD: YES OR NO?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 25:11


    Today's brief discusses if America should be in the business of spreading the values of democracy abroad as we deal with our own internal problems.

    EP94 THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL IS DYING

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 22:42


    Today's brief discusses the inability of the Iran Nuclear Deal to ever prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and also how are adversaries are more aligned today creating a multi-war world.

    EP93 GOVERNMENT & BIG TECH BROMANCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 25:14


    Does the advancement of technology pose a risk to our rights as citizens when technology companies cooperate and coordinate with the federal government?

    EP92 FIVE GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES FOR 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 36:16


    Today's brief discusses 5 geopolitical challenges that can affect all Americans in 2023 - China, Russia vs Ukraine, Cybersecurity and Drones, Border Security, Human Trafficking

    EP91 FUSION ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 22:14


    Today's brief discusses the global impact of a recent breakthrough in Fusion Energy.

    EP90 FENTANYL CRISIS IN AMERICA

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 15:15


    Today's brief discusses the global nature of the fentanyl-opioid crisis killing so many Americans.

    EP89 THE CHINESE PEOPLE DEMAND FREEDOM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 21:42


    Today's brief discusses the recent protests in China against the Communist Party's "Zero Covid" policy and how authoritarian regimes around the world are under pressure.

    EP88 UKRAINE'S VICTORIES, RUSSIA'S DETERMINATION

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 16:27


    Today's brief provides an update on significant events in Ukraine including: a missile landing inside Poland, retaking Kherson, Infrastructure attacks, and Ukraine as a testing ground for new weapon systems.

    EP87 HOW TWITTER SHAPES THE WORLD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 22:49


    Today's brief discusses the potential domestic and geopolitical ramifications of Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter.

    EP86 STARLINK - INTERNET FOR ALL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 27:21


    This brief discusses the telecommunications company, Starlink, and how it's changing the geopolitical landscape in Ukraine and potentially the rest of the globe.

    EP85 MADE IN AMERICA | SEMICONDUCTORS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 19:14


    Today's brief discusses the public and private investment to domestic semiconductor production in the United States.

    EP84 UFOs: THREAT OR CONSPIRACY?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 25:01


    Today's brief discusses the renewed interest and investigation of unexplained aerial phenomena and unidentified flying objects.

    EP83 ESCALATION IN UKRAINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 18:52


    Today's brief discusses the recent attack on the Kerch Straight Bridge, retaliatory Russian rocket attacks, and the future of Putin as the leader of Russia.

    EP82 EXPLOSIONS ON NORD STREAM PIPELINES

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 18:17


    Today's brief discusses the recent gas leaks, of the Nord Stream pipelines, detected in the Baltic Sea and the future of European energy.

    EP81 HACKING AMERICA'S ELECTIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 20:54


    Today's brief discusses the threat of election interference in the upcoming mid-term elections in November 2022.

    EP80 CHINA WANTS THE MOON

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 15:48


    Today's brief discusses China's ambitions to mine the moon for rare minerals to be used for potential nuclear fusion energy production.

    EP79 CRYPTOCURRENCIES UPSETTING GEOPOLITICS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 25:46


    Today's brief describes how cryptocurrencies have altered the geopolitical landscape for both individual citizens and the nation state.

    EP78 TRUMP VS BIDEN | FOREIGN POLICY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 31:17


    Today's brief outlines the similarities and differences between President's Trump and President Biden's foreign policy agendas.

    EP77 LITHIUM IS THE NEW OIL

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 27:18


    Today's brief discusses how the desire for lithium to fuel the renewable energy transition will become a national security issue for the United States.

    EP76 WHAT'S THE GREAT RESET?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 30:44


    Today's brief discusses what role the World Economic Forum plays in global politics and their agenda for our lives.

    EP75 PELOSI VISITS ASIA, CHINA RESPONDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 23:46


    Today's brief discusses how current Chinese Communist Party policies affect every day Americans.

    EP74 GLOBAL PANDEMIC TREATY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 30:39


    Today's brief discusses the recent push for a global pandemic treaty that would enhance cooperation between countries for any future pandemic.

    EP73 ISRAEL'S ENERGY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 27:26


    Today's brief discusses Europe's need to find new energy partners in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Punishing economic sanctions on Russia has pushed Europe to connect with Israel as a potential energy partner.

    EP72 GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 30:28


    Today's brief evaluates data from the World Food Program and others to discuss a potential global food crisis in the coming months or years.

    EP71 AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 27:47


    Today's brief discusses some of the characteristics of America's federal republic and the convictions the founding fathers held as they created our system of government to form an independent power.

    EP70 GROWING POPULISM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 21:39


    Today's brief discusses the recent surge of populist politicians as an effect of Covid lockdowns, supply chain issues, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and surging inflation.

    EP69 COMBATING DRUG CARTELS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 37:35


    Today's brief discusses how Mexican drug cartels are smuggling people and drugs into the United States and also possible solutions to combatting their efforts.

    EP68 AMERICAN GEOPOLITICS (FAQ)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 23:46


    Today's brief discusses frequently asked questions, from my audience, regarding geopolitical issues facing Americans such as foreign policy, energy, climate change, cybersecurity, and special operations.

    EP67 UKRAINIAN WAR UPDATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 32:30


    Today's brief discusses the most recent fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces as well as the hope of Sweden and Finland to join NATO.

    EP66 U.S. SPACE FORCE - MODERN WARFARE SERIES(PT.6)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 23:51


    Today's brief discuss the newly created Space Force, its roles and responsibilities, how it's attempting to create a unique culture, and the threats it is addressing in its early years. Happy Memorial Day 2022

    EP65 U.S. AIRFORCE - MODERN WARFARE SERIES(PT.5)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 26:09


    Today's brief discusses the preparations China is making to combat American air superiority and how the US Airforce is focusing its efforts away from counterinsurgency to near-peer competition.

    EP64 U.S. COAST GUARD - MODERN WARFARE SERIES(PT.4)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 23:15


    Today's brief discusses the roles of the U.S Coast Guard and the challenges of Narcoterrorism & China to America's maritime defense.

    EP 63 U.S. NAVY - MODERN WARFARE SERIES(PT.3)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 28:54


    Today's brief discusses the modernization effort undertaken by the US Navy to prepare for a likely maritime conflict with China.

    EP 62 U.S. MARINE CORPS - MODERN WARFARE SERIES(PT.2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 33:42


    Today's brief discusses the current transformation of the Marine Corps to effectively counter China and the pushback it's receiving by the defense establishment.

    EP 61 U.S. ARMY - MODERN WARFARE SERIES(PT.1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 25:55


    Today's brief is part one of a six part series. We are discussing how the U.S. Army has adapted it's tactics and strategies to meet future near peer conflicts against other global powers.

    EP60 NUCLEAR WAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 26:51


    Today's brief discusses the history of nuclear weapons and the likelihood of nuclear war in the modern age.

    EP59 PROPAGANDA - SOCIAL MEDIA WAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 21:37


    Today's brief discusses the use of social media in the Ukrainian War and how Ukrainian propaganda has capitalized on this technology to promote its narrative around the world.

    EP58 WILL CHINA INVADE TAIWAN NOW?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 19:03


    Today's brief discusses the assessment China is making on its prospects for successfully conquering Taiwan as the West is currently punishing Russia for invading Ukraine.

    EP57 GLOBAL EFFECTS OF UKRAINE'S WAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 27:53


    Today's brief discusses how global powers(Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, China) have positioned their policies for any potential outcome of the military conflict inside Ukraine.

    EP56 RUSSIAN MERCENARIES IN UKRAINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 40:47


    Today's brief discusses recent reports of Russian mercenaries operating in Ukraine intent on assassinating key Ukrainian political leaders.

    EP55 CHINA-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 34:56


    Today's brief describes the depth and limits of the China-Russia partnership and how it could shape future world events.

    EP54 UNDERSTANDING PUTIN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 38:06


    Today's brief discusses Vladimir Putin's reasons for invading Ukraine, expanding the Russian empire, and the reasons nations go to war. DO YOU WANT TO DONATE TO THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE? Here is the link to a non-profit, Spirit of America, who is doing good work for the Ukrainian people: https://spiritofamerica.org/project/defend-ukraine-freedom

    EP53 UKRAINE VS. RUSSIA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 19:07


    Today's brief compares the capabilities of the Russian and Ukrainian militaries, evaluates Russian invasion corridors, and describes how the US and NATO can support Ukraine post-Russian invasion.

    EP52 WHO WILL WIN AFRICA?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 18:53


    Today's brief discusses the great power competition between China and the United States for influence and power on the African continent.

    EP51 RUSSIA AND CHINA ALLIANCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 13:43


    Today's brief discusses the growing relationship between Russia and China as tensions increase in Eastern Europe and the South China Sea.

    EP50: INTERVENE OR ISOLATE - THE DEFENSE OF UKRAINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 36:42


    Today's brief discusses whether America should intervene or isolate itself from the current tension mounting between Russia and Ukraine.

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