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Critical shipping routes around the world, from the Panama Canal to the Bosphorus Strait, hold strategic importance for global trade. As a result, these chokepoints are often caught in the crosshairs of geopolitical competition. But in a new age of economic warfare, invisible chokepoints are also emerging. The dominance of the US dollar, economic sanctions, and tariffs on imported goods can all be leveraged to achieve political goals. Meanwhile, nations are laying out plans to increase defense spending—potentially altering the outlook for productivity, industrial activity, and economic growth. With economic warfare becoming a lasting feature of the investment environment, new winners and losers based on country, region, sector and asset class could emerge. This episode of The Outthinking Investor explores how economic warfare, national security concerns, and friend-shoring in global trade are creating new implications for investors to consider. Our guests are: Edward Fishman, senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and author of the new book, “Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare” Katharine Neiss, PGIM Fixed Income's Deputy Head of Global Economics and Chief European Economist Jeff Rathke, President of the American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University and former American diplomat Do you have any comments, suggestions, or topics you would like us to cover? Email us at thought.leadership@pgim.com, or fill out our survey at PGIM.com/podcast/outthinking-investor. To hear more from PGIM, tune into Speaking of Alternatives, available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, and other podcast platforms. Explore our entire collection of podcasts at PGIM.com.

Yörük Işık is a ship spotter who logs all the boats that pass through the narrow Bosphorus Strait near his home in Istanbul, Turkey. In October 2015, he noticed something unusual - Russian military trucks on a civilian ship bound for Syria. The photos he took were the first evidence that Russia was supplying armed forces to support President Bashar al-Assad. It followed months of denial from Moscow that they were planning to engage militarily on the ground in Syria's civil war. Emily Wither speaks to Yörük about how his hobby became a news source.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Ship with Russian military trucks on. Credit: Yörük Işık)

In 1973, the Bosphorus Bridge was completed connecting Europe and Asia. The suspension bridge was the first of three spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Wayne Wright speaks to Harvey Binnie who was an important member of the design team. A Made in Manchester production for BBC World Service. (Photo: The Bosphorus Bridge. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images)

Wheat trades sideways as world demand improves; Egypt buy Romanian wheat; ship carrying Ukraine grain reaches Bosphorus Strait, China makes first wheat purchase of the year.

It's Tuesday morning. Back at my desk after an epic 11 hour flight back, an overwhelming sadness grips me.After 13 days of discovery, magic, nature, and sun, its hard to re-integrate.I was actually really irritated with Istanbul the first two days. Previous visitors called it 'magical.' I found it dirty, crowded, hot, and very commercial. If I saw one more KFC or Popeye's Chicken, I was going to scream. Sitting in taxi's, the traffic rivalled LA, but on streets dating back to the 13th century and not designed for the load.Where was the magic?It came the last night.We had no dinner reservations at Michelin star restaurants. No art historians leading us on a historic tour of a mosque. Matt and I wandered the city until the sun set. It was Sunday, and all of Istanbul was out, walking on foot. Modern women in hijabs and Converse sneakers, walking with purpose. Women in full black abayas in 90 degrees walking slowly. By nightfall, we were crossing the Galata Koprusu bridge. I was eager to get back to the hotel, the weight of an 11 hour flight awaiting. Fishermen bent their long rubbery poles over the sides of the bridge, patiently waiting for catch. Some set up makeshift tables for conversation and cigarettes. The silver flecks of fish visible in gallon water bottles sawed in half and off to the side.I was engrossed in my phone. Google maps is my north star when traveling, offering directions back to our hotel in the Old City. I looked up, searching for Matt, who was busy photographing the fishermen. Something had happened in the interim.  The entire city had lit up. It was like looking at the inside of a glittering jewel box, like the ones I had as a kid, with the ballerina tinkling music inside. The Blue Mosque with its six minarets, floodlit at night, held its own against the Hagia Sophia on the other side of the square, both standing high on the hill overlooking the Bosphorus Strait and Golden Horn.As the driver brought us to the airport the next day, I was really emotional. I didn't expect Turkey to impact me so deeply. If you are seeking ways to keep pieces of vacation in your routine once back, here are a few things I do:1. Write Down RealizationsOften you come back with a renewed sense of what is actually important. WRITE THAT DOWN. For example, I came back knowing I needed to figure out some way to better manage reading and learning daily. Out to sea, my mind was like a sponge, soaking up stories and habits of 7 figure founders. Rather than watch TV, I wrote down that I will reserve one hour each night to read. And be kind to myself. Implement one new idea each week. Not all at once.2. Use 5 Senses to Connect to Being PresentI'm surprised at how many connections my brain made while quietly paddle boarding. New ideas bubbled to the surface while looking at fish. I wasn't making decisions, code-switching, being on sales calls like the typical work day. I can't be on a yacht forever, but I each night, as I journal, I recordWhat I smelled.What I tastedWhat I heardWhat I sawWhat I didEffectively be present to the sensory experiences I find in my own home and neighborhood.The rest in this blog postI am currently filling for my 2024 Mastermind. Each woman leader is building a powerful personal brand, culminating the year delivering in a TED x style talk on a New York City stage. Joya is currently enrolling members for strategy days in Paris Florence Barcelona Istanbul info@joyadass.com

This week on Tales of History and Imagination, we travel from The White House to Coney Island's Luna Park, from the jungles of Cameroon, to the Bosphorus Strait in the age of Justinian… to the battlefields of World War One - to tell five short tales of animals who also inhabit this world.  Sources this week include:  The Periplus of Hanno the Navigator Fortean Times World's Weirdest News Stories. Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Book 7 of Procopius' The History of the Wars This excellent blog post on Porphyrius. Stories to Wash Hands by, from Nate Di Meo's The Memory Palace Topsy the Elephant was a Victim of her Captors by Kat Eschner And This Smithsonian write up on Cher Ami Support the show on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial.  | Patreon |    Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination is on  | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube |      Music, writing, narration, mixing yours truly.    Visit Simone's  | About Me | Twitter |   

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On COI #426, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the Empire's latest escalations against Russia as well as the increasing tensions with Iran as Israel threatens war. Kyle breaks down an admission by Ukrainian military intelligence that they are actively seeking to assassinate Vladimir Putin, Warsaw's announcement that they are ready to begin training Ukraine's pilots on flying F-16s, Boris Johnson's trip to Texas lobbying the GOP for the Ukraine war, an attack on a Russian warship in the Bosphorus Strait, and the Fifth fleet conducting more patrols in the Persian Gulf eyeing Tehran. Connor details a peace mission led by six African nations seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Israeli military chief saying “we have the ability to hit Iran,” the US military posting pictures of their bunker buster bombs in a threat to Iran, dozens of House Democrats recent attempt to force the Joe Biden administration to end its support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and the White House's continuing push for an unlikely Saudi-Israeli normalization deal. Odysee Rumble  Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon Subscribe Star YouTube Facebook  Twitter  MeWe Apple Podcast  Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio

On COI #426, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the Empire's latest escalations against Russia as well as the increasing tensions with Iran as Israel threatens war. Kyle breaks down an admission by Ukrainian military intelligence that they are actively seeking to assassinate Vladimir Putin, Warsaw's announcement that they are ready to begin training Ukraine's pilots on flying F-16s, Boris Johnson's trip to Texas lobbying the GOP for the Ukraine war, an attack on a Russian warship in the Bosphorus Strait, and the Fifth fleet conducting more patrols in the Persian Gulf eyeing Tehran. Connor details a peace mission led by six African nations seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Israeli military chief saying  “we have the ability to hit Iran,” the US military posting pictures of their bunker buster bombs in a threat to Iran, dozens of House Democrats recent attempt to force the Joe Biden administration to end its support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and the White House's continuing push for an unlikely Saudi-Israeli normalization deal.

The first grain-laden ship leaving Ukraine has sailed through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait after clearing inspections.

The port of Odesa is now open and shipping Ukrainian food to other parts of the world. But getting the first shipment of thousands of tons of corn to reach Lebanon on Monday is a perilous journey that must pass several inspections in the Bosphorus Strait. And people in an Italian seaside town stood by and did nothing as a Nigerian man was killed in broad daylight on a busy street last week. This isn't the first such attack in a country where anti-immigrant sentiments are growing. Also, on Sunday, the women's Tour de France concluded in the Vosges mountains, marking the end of the race's triumphant return after 33 years. 

The destruction of Ukrainian cities such as Mariupol has garnered global headlines, but the fighting has also filtered out to the rural towns and villages which surround it. These lack the city's resources for dealing with the dead, the injured, and the bereaved, and when Wyre Davis reached one of these rural spots, he found even the most day-to-day tasks present significant challenges and risks. Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to occupy the middle ground on Ukraine; he remains on good terms with Vladimir Putin, but Turkey is also a member of NATO. This has enabled President Erdogan to take a central role in efforts to reach a peace deal, inviting negotiators to meet in Istanbul. And this is perhaps the ideal city for discussions aimed at healing division. Istanbul marks the point where Europe and Asia meet, with the Bosphorus Strait running between the two. The Bosphorus also occupies a key strategic position in this conflict, which Ellie House found herself reflecting on as she took a boat ride along one of its busier stretches. A series of setbacks have left Sri Lanka running out of cash, meaning there is now no money to pay for food or fuel. This has resulted in power cuts for up to thirteen hours a day, and prices rising to the point where people are having to skip meals, while hospitals run out of medicine. The protestors who have been out on Sri Lanka's streets this week knew who to blame, pointing the finger at the government and its economic mismanagement. Rajini Vaidyanathan says that for ordinary Sri Lankan people, the situation remains dire. Once upon a time, VIktor Orban was seen as a brave campaigner for democracy, demanding Soviet troops leave Hungary during the Cold War. Nowadays, he is a reliable friend of the Kremlin - a matter of some concern to his European Union and NATO allies, but something they will have to continue to live with. This week, Mr Orban won a fourth successive term as Prime Minister. Nick Thorpe has met him many times over the years, and has a few ideas about what lies behind his success. How can a city and its people recover from war? This is something the people of Mosul in Iraq have had time to consider. It has been fought over at various points in the past two decades, by US troops, the Iraqi national army, Al Qaeda, and then, by Islamic State. IS attempted to destroy much of Mosul's tradition and culture, yet the city is now undergoing something of a renaissance, as Leila Molana-Allen found on a recent night out.

Our guest this week is Karin Johansson -- and by the time you hear this episode she will have swam 6.5 kilometres down the Bosphorus Strait as part of Istanbul's annual cross-continental swimming race. The Bosphorus has been treasured for centuries, as part of the crucial connection between the Black Sea with the Mediterranean, and the natural border dividing Istanbul between Asia and Europe. For those of you who are keen to swim the race too, Karin has some pro tips for training and strategy. For the rest of us, just sit back and enjoy this episode. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @TheTurkishBreakfastClub

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has initiated the controversial building of a multi-billion-dollar canal intended to bypass the busy waters of the Bosphorus Strait, despite grim environmental warnings and major Russian security concerns. In a blaze of publicity, Erdogan last month laid a ceremonial foundation stone close to Istanbul, starting the construction of the 45-kilometer canal intended to link the Black and Marmara Seas. "This is going to be a brand-new page in Turkey's advancement," declared the Turkish leader in a speech at the opening ceremony. "On the path to this development, we will leap forward; this will save Istanbul's Bosphorus waterway," he added. The canal will provide an alternative route from the Bosphorus Strait, which cuts through Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, and is one of the world's busiest waterways.   Erdogan said the alternative channel would offer a more efficient, faster, and safer passage.  'A nightmare project' But Istanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has voiced alarm.  "I am sweating when I talk about this channel because I can feel this is a nightmare; I can feel it deep inside," said Imamoglu last month, "I listened to tens of briefings from the scientists who are all warning against it."  Imamoglu says that the project threatens the city's water supplies and risks wider environmental consequences in the region's delicate balance of interconnected seas.   "If you are connecting two marine bodies, you have to ask the opinion of marine scientists, which they have not done," said marine biologist Professor Cemal Saydam. "Scientifically, it's going to devastate the Sea of Marmara, and it's going to devastate the Black Sea for sure, and it's going to change the whole water budget of the Mediterranean Sea, as well, because these are interconnected seas," added Saydam.  Leading banks refuse project finance   The government dismisses such warnings, claiming it has carried out the necessary research. But most of Turkey's leading banks refuse to finance the canal, with an estimated cost of up to 60 billion euros, citing international commitments to support only environmentally sustainable projects.   Piling on the pressure, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the main opposition CHP, warned international investors that any loans made to finance the canal would not be paid if he took office. Support for Erdogan's AKP Party is at record lows. The canal also represents a point of tension with Russia. Erdogan has said the 1936 International Montreux Convention, which limits the size and access of foreign warship to the Black Sea, will not cover the bypass channel. Moscow considers the convention vital to maintaining the Black Sea as a Russian sphere of influence. "The Montreux Convention is the only way which makes the Black Sea at the same time a Russian sea because the Russian navy is there dominating. And the American warships are limited there," said Huseyin Bagci, head of the Ankara-based Foreign Policy Institute. "So it's good for Russia to have Montreux, maybe more than Turkey." Nato-Russian tensions have been rising following the Russian occupation of Ukraine's Crimea territory. A bargaining chip with the Kremlin?  While questions remain over whether the funds exist to complete the canal, Zaur Gasimov of Germany's Bonn University says Ankara sees the project as a bargaining chip with Moscow.  "The Montreux agreement and how Turkey deals with it that also gives new possibilities for Ankara to promote its interests in its interaction with Russia. That also gives certain leverage for Ankara to influence the situation the dynamics around the Black Sea region and even also to deepen the cooperation with the United States," said Gasimov. Analysts say the importance of access to the Black Sea is likely to grow in coming years, as Nato-Russia tensions escalate over Ukraine.

Rescue teams are searching the wreckage of the collapsed Miami apartment block for survivors but are being hampered by fires deep under the rubble. Also in the programme: Britain's embattled Health Minister, Matt Hancock, resigns after days of criticism after photos and videos of him in a passionate clinch with an aide were published by a tabloid newspaper; and one of Turkish President Erdogan's pet projects, a 45 kilometre shipping canal joining the Black and Marmara Seas and running parallel to the Bosphorus Strait, has been criticised for its multi-billion dollar cost as well as its the environmental impact. (Photo: Chaplain Polk County Sheriff Office Ossler Robert prays in front of the missing persons memorial installed near the partially collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 26 June 2021. Credit: EPA/Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich)

Yörük Isik from Istanbul has an unusual hobby: he photographs ships on the Bosphorus Strait. Since the strait connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, ship spotting helps him predict important geopolitical events.

ข้ามทวีปใน 1 นาที . วันนี้ผมจะพาทุกท่านข้ามทวีปภายใน 1 นาที . ผ่านช่องแคบบอสพอรัส (Bosporus Strait) หรือ ช่องแคบบอสฟอรัส (Bosphorus Strait) หรือ ช่องแคบอิสตันบูล (İstanbul Boğazı) เป็นช่องแคบที่กั้นระหว่างตุรกีเธรซที่อยู่ในทวีปยุโรป กับคาบสมุทรอานาโตเลียในทวีปเอเชีย . เป็นช่องแคบหนึ่งของตุรกีคู่กับช่องแคบดาร์ดะเนลส์ทางตอนใต้ที่เชื่อมกับทะเลอีเจียน ช่องแคบบอสฟอรัสทางตอนเหนือ และช่องแคบดาร์ดาเนลส์ทางตอนใต้เชื่อมระหว่างทะเลดำกับทะเลมาร์มะราซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน . ช่องแคบบอสฟอรัสยาวราว 30 กิโลเมตร ส่วนที่กว้างที่สุดกว้าง 3,700 เมตร ส่วนที่แคบที่สุดกว้าง 700 เมตร ความลึกระหว่าง 36 ถึง 124 เมตร ฝั่งทะเลของช่องแคบเป็นเมืองอิสตันบูลที่มีประชากรหนาแน่นถึงราว 11 ล้านคน . – ตุรกี ประเทศสองทวีป เอเชีย - ยุโรป - ช่องแคบบอสฟอรัส กับการนั่งรถข้ามสะพานสองทวีป - ประสบการณ์นั่งรถข้ามสะพานผ่านสองทวีป - ไก่งวง ไอศกรีม กับลีลาท่วงท่าการขายที่น่าสนใจ . https://veeranut.podbean.com/e/bosphorus/

Continuing our check in with the 2017 Holman Prize winners I speak with Ahmet Ustenel. When we last spoke with him he was preparing to kayak the Bosphorus Strait. We cover the technology, pressures lessons learned and more. Subscribe: Apple Podcast, Google Podcast Sound Cloud, Stitcher, Tune In Radio or wherever you get podcasts. Visit www.ReidMyMind.com Follow @tsreid on Twitter

Wilmot Collins came to Helena as a refugee. Now he’s been elected as the city’s mayor. Also: Abdi Nor Iftin tells us what it feels like to win the green card lottery; we find out what award-winning olive oil tastes like (it’s kind of peppery); the Boston Red Sox get their first Latino manager; beauty contestants in Peru stage a protest against gender-based violence that goes viral; and a blind man, hoping to kayak across the Bosphorus Strait, turns to mythology for inspiration. (Image: For Maddie, left, and Wilmot Collins, coming to the US wasn't easy. In their first few months in Montana, their home was graffitied with "Go back to Africa" and "KKK." But they stayed. Credit: Courtesy of Wilmot Collins)

The Water Belongs to Everyone, and This Blind Kayaker Will Prove It We start our show with a man on a mythological mission. His name is Ahmet Ustunel. He lives in San Francisco, and he has a dream. He wants to return to his homeland of Turkey and take a big journey on a tiny kayak across the Bosphorus Strait, one of the busiest shipping channels in the world. Think enormous freighters. And his little human-powered boat. But Ahmet Ustunel faces a unique challenge that will make this much harder for him. The California Report’s Laura Klivans joined him at a lake, where he’s training to make the journey. You May Have Seen This Man Zipping Around Berkeley, but Did You Know He’s the Godfather of Disability Rights? “Hale” is a new short film exploring activism around people with disabilities. It tells the story of Hale Zukas, who helped make Berkeley the birthplace of the disability rights movement. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child. He went on to study Russian and math at UC Berkeley in the 1970s and he helped found Berkeley’s groundbreaking Center for Independent Living. Filmmaker Brad Bailey made the documentary as his thesis project at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. He just picked up a Student Academy Award for the project. Oakland Dad Reunites with Family After Lengthy ICE Detention We introduced you to this family a few months ago, when they found themselves in limbo because of new immigration policies under President Trump. The father, Maguiber -- he's named after the guy in the TV show MacGyver -- is from Guatemala. He's 27, and undocumented. He was arrested by immigration agents in February, and held in a jail in the Bay Area city of Richmond. Meanwhile, his wife has been struggling to care for their three children on her own. Maguiber has no serious or violent criminal history. In the past someone like him probably would have been released within a month or two on bond. But Maguiber spent over half a year in detention, before he got his day court. KQED's Julie Small brings us this update on his story. A Day of the Dead Tradition Blooms in the Central Valley In some California communities with roots in Mexico, the last days of October are spent getting ready for Day of the Dead, and that means making altars for loved ones and covering them with marigolds. Those bright orange flowers aren’t always easy to find. The California Report's Vanessa Rancaño met a farmer who’s growing them in the Central Valley for people longing for a piece of home. Welcome to Zzyzx, California – Population: 1 A lot of us Californians like to hit the open road, explore miles of highway, or venture off into some back roads. Sometimes, we come across towns with some pretty bizarre and surprising names, from Rough and Ready to Bumpass Hell. So today we're launching a new series we’re calling "A Place Called What?!" For our first installment, we head to Zzyzx. If you’re driving on I-15 near Death Valley, you might spot the sign. You won’t find any shops or restaurants or even houses there. But you will find the Desert Studies Center, a research station operated by a consortium of seven California State Universities. Rob Fulton manages the center, and he’s the only permanent resident in Zzyzx.

Ahmet Ustel is one of three winners of the Holman prize that funds the dreams and adventures for people who are blind or have low vision. Ahmet is a kayker and plans to cross the 3km Bosphorus Strait, a strait that forms the continental boundary between Europe and  Asia. To achieve this Ahmet is developing a suite of non-visual guidance technology. Ahmet talks about his early life in Turkey and his love of the Bosphorus Strait, and water in general, and the initial inspiration behind developing the technology. Also on the program, Vision Australia's retail services manager Andrew Wheeler chats about the exciting new range of merchandise now available from our shops – just in time for Christmas.

Writer and broadcaster Maria Margaronis follows the route taken by migrants fleeing war or poverty who are risking their lives to reach the Europe Union. It is estimated that around 75 thousand people are attempting to make the perilous journey each year in the hands of unscrupulous traffickers. They are fleeing from war-torn countries like Afghanistan and Somalia or simply in search of a better life where their economic prospects aren't so bleak. Some of them never make it, suffocating in the back of a crowded lorry or drowning in the fast flowing river that marks the border between Turkey and Greece. The programme meets up with migrants in Istanbul, on the narrow Bosphorus Strait, which has served as the crossroads of the world for thousands of years. There are children making the journey on their own and one man who has lost his fingers and toes to frostbite on a perilous journey over the mountains from Iran. Two of his companions died. The Turkish authorities confess to being overwhelmed by the numbers which are estimated to be up to 250 people a day. Illegal migrants are detained but seldom, it seems, sent back to the countries they came from. There has been an attempt to clamp down on the people traffickers but there are huge profits to be made. The most dangerous part of the trip is along Turkey's border with Greece. The Greeks are supposed to be building an eight mile fence but that still leaves a river which is 125 miles long. Traffickers put their charges into cheap inflatable boats and push them across, regardless of whether they are able to handle a boat or to swim. Many of them can't. For those that do make it, there is no Promised Land but an economic crisis and yet more troubles ahead.