Andrew King, Executive Director of Future Union, joins Coercive Capital to expose how authoritarian financial flows are quietly reshaping democratic institutions—from pensions and universities to policy circles.

In this 50-minute interview, King breaks down:

– The origins of Future Union and why clean capital is essential

– The real-world risk of foreign influence in American finance

– The Clean Capital Pledge and how reform is starting to take hold

– Concrete examples of capture—and what we can do about it

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How did the Chinese Communist Party build near-total control over the world’s most critical battery inputs? And how can the U.S. respond before it’s too late?

Josh Birenbaum of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) joins Elaine Dezenski on Coercive Capital to discuss their new report which breaks down the CCP’s strategic capture of the global battery supply chain—and outline what it will take for the United States to regain control.

Based on FDD’s July 2025 report, “Unplugging Beijing,” this episode offers a practical, urgent blueprint for restoring American battery independence.

Topics include:

How China cornered the lithium, nickel, and graphite markets

The role of state-backed firms in Beijing’s battery dominance

Why market solutions alone won’t solve the problem

What U.S. policymakers must do now—and who’s already behind

Hosted by Elaine Dezenski.

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From the jungles of Mindanao to the back alleys of Damascus, Tom Sanderson has gathered intelligence the hard way. This episode of Coercive Capital is a behind-the-scenes look at the realities of global risk, drawn from firsthand encounters in conflict zones worldwide.

Host Elaine Dezenski and Sanderson explore:

The role of fieldwork in modern intelligence

How proxy networks and non-state actors shape today’s power landscape

The blind spots that leave institutions vulnerable

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