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  • Geopolitics in the age of the energy transition

    Geopolitics in the age of the energy transition
    2023/05/03
    Our latest ‘Critical Conversation’ podcast features Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge and author of 'Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st century'. Helen is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM. Among other topics, Helen and Daniel discuss the division between the West and China, how our ongoing dependence on natural resources shapes international affairs in the years ahead, and what does the energy transition mean for energy security.

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    55 分
  • Geopolitical pressures and the looming copper supply crunch

    Geopolitical pressures and the looming copper supply crunch
    2023/02/28

    Our latest Critical Conversation podcast features Richard Adkerson, president, CEO and vice chairman of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

    Richard is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM. Among other topics, Daniel and Richard discuss the looming copper supply crunch and geopolitics of resources in general, how can the mining companies develop good relationships with host governments and the importance of international cooperation when it comes to securing the energy transition.

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    36 分
  • The race for critical minerals: a case of ‘move fast and break things’?

    The race for critical minerals: a case of ‘move fast and break things’?
    2023/01/23
    Our latest Critical Conversation podcast features Henry Sanderson, the author of 'Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green'. Henry is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM. Daniel and Henry discuss the race for battery raw materials, such as lithium, copper and cobalt, the question of whether we be able to produce enough of these minerals quickly enough to power the energy transition, how to manage the social and environmental consequences of all the mining that will be needed, and what the race for these minerals means for geopolitics.

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    28 分
  • Geopolitical risk, conflict and leadership - a conversation with Sir Lawrence Freedman

    Geopolitical risk, conflict and leadership - a conversation with Sir Lawrence Freedman
    2022/11/30

    Our latest Critical Conversation podcast features an exclusive discussion with Sir Lawrence Freedman on the war in Ukraine, potential conflict over Taiwan, and potential lessons in corporate leadership from military strategy. Sir Lawrence is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM.

    Sir Lawrence Freedman is a leading authority on military conflict and strategy and Emeritus Professor of War Studies at Kings College London. Among his books are ‘Strategy: A History’ (2013), ‘The Future of War: A History’ (2017), ‘Ukraine and the Art of Strategy’ (2019) and ‘Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine’ (2022).

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    27 分
  • Geopolitics, conflict and the responsibility of companies - a conversation with Dr Comfort Ero

    Geopolitics, conflict and the responsibility of companies - a conversation with Dr Comfort Ero
    2022/07/20

    In this 30-minute conversation with Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM, recorded on 20th July 2022, Dr Ero shares her thoughts on the current state of play in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, highlights other ongoing conflicts, worrying trends in the increase of civilian deaths, and ponders the likely routes to peace, including the role that resource companies may play as facilitators of peace.

    Dr Comfort Ero was appointed President & CEO of the International Crisis Group, the leading conflict-resolution NGO, in December 2021. She joined the organisation as West Africa Project Director in 2001 and rose to become Africa Program Director, and then, in January 2021, Interim Vice President. Dr Ero has spent her entire career working on or in conflict-affected countries. In between her two tenures at International Crisis Group, she served as Deputy Africa Program Director for the International Centre for Transitional Justice (2008-2010) and, prior to that, Political Affairs Officer and Policy Advisor to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Mission in Liberia (2004-2007). She has a PhD from the London School of Economics.

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    38 分